The G7 summit wrapped up on Sunday with a statement criticising Beijing, but a dispute over how forceful the language should be produced a weaker condemnation than some countries had hoped | BevanShields
: A split has opened up between the United States and Britain over whether a lab leak was responsible for the coronavirus pandemic, as world leaders rebuke China for its campaign of economic coercion against Australia.
The final communique mentioned China just four times, including a call for Beijing to respect human rights and freedoms in the Xingjang province and Hong Kong. “The only difference in views was the intensity of the message to China,” Draghi told Morrison, according to audio of their exchange. As anticipated, the G7 supported a new World Health Organisation-led inquiry into what caused the pandemic amid growing momentum behind the lab theory.
“At the moment, the advice that we have had is that it doesn’t look as though this particular disease of zoonotic origin came from a lab,” he said.Asked about whether there should be a new investigation, Morrison on Saturday framed the new inquiry as a chance to prevent future pandemics rather than a tool to target China.“It’s got nothing to do with politics or frankly blame or anything else.
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