The joint statement was read by Geng Shuang, China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN. Photo: Xinhua
SCMP: China, Russia ask UN to check biological warfare strength of US and allies
China and Russia have jointly called for the US to abide by a United Nations convention on biological weapons, as the powers continue to accuse each other of ramping up their military strength and threatening global safety.
The focus on biological weapons has intensified as Beijing and Washington have traded claims that the coronavirus' origin could be linked to each other's research in that field - accusations that have been largely rejected by scientists and denied by both governments.
The call was made on Thursday at an arms control committee discussion of the UN's Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BWC).
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