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Washington Post: How Chinese pressure on coronavirus origins probe shocked the WHO

Published Aug. 20, 2021. Updated Aug. 20 at 3:59 am

The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) is pictured on the facade of the WHO headquarters on Oct. 24, 2017 in Geneva.

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From the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization has been accused of being too soft on China. President Donald Trump last year accused the organization of pushing “China’s misinformation about the virus” as he threatened to withdraw U.S. funding. At one point, Japan’s deputy prime minister labeled it the “China Health Organization.”