Beijing: World is facing a war between truth and lies over COVID-19

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying underscored a "war between truth and lies" on Thursday, responding to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's latest remarks on the origin of the coronavirus. 

"We are indeed facing a war," Hua said at a regular press briefing. "This war is not only between mankind and the virus, but also between truth and lies." 

Pompeo on Wednesday repeated the contested claim that the coronavirus originated in a laboratory in central China's Wuhan, but he conceded that the U.S. could not be certain.  

On the other hand, Pompeo insisted "there is significant evidence that this came from a laboratory." He also indicated that China was not transparent about the outbreak. 

Hua said she does not know what Pompeo was referring to and criticized him for using one lie to cover up another, reiterating that any judgment on the origin of the COVID-19 virus must be based on scientific proof.

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