A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Australia slammed some Australian politicians’ accusation of China over its transparency about the COVID-19 outbreak in following some forces in the US, saying the move reveals their ignorance and bigotry as well as a lack of independence.
The response came after Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton demanded China provide Australians “clarity” about the origins of the coronavirus during an interview with Nine Network on Friday.
The spokesperson told the Global Times in an exclusive interview that Dutton abruptly became interested in “transparency” recently, which is curious. After an investigation, we found that he received some so-called information from Washington as some US personnel told him that they had obtained documents concerning the coronavirus’ origin.
But what’s strange is that Dutton said he did not see these documents. If so, why did he so urgently ask China to be “more transparent?” He must have received some orders from Washington requiring him to cooperate in the US’ propaganda war against China, said the spokesperson.
Some people on the US side including some senior officials have been spreading information targeting China to smear and scapegoat China, said the spokesperson, noting that the move is neither moral nor helpful to solve the US’ domestic problems.
Some Australian politicians parroted what those US forces have said and followed them to launch political attacks on China. Their move reveals the former’s ignorance and bigotry as well as a lack of independence, which is sad, the spokesperson said.
Photo taken on April 4 shows a notice of asking people to stay at home in Fairlight, Sydney, Australia. Photo: Xinhua
