US political manipulation of novel coronavirus opposed

China reiterated its opposition on Wednesday to political manipulation of novel coronavirus origin tracing, condemning the United States for smearing China again with baseless accusations.

A National Health Commission spokesperson made the remarks in response to an article on tracing COVID-19 origins published on the White House website, which alleged that the novel coronavirus originated from a "lab leak" in Wuhan, Hubei province.

Similar to the previous unfounded US allegations, the so-called rationale of the article completely lacks a scientific basis, and the so-called "evidence" is entirely fabricated, the spokesperson said.