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China Rejects U.S. CIA Assessment That COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory 'More Likely'

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By Fuhua Hung/Bryn Thomas

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China has rejected a U.S. intelligence assessment suggesting the coronavirus that turned into the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a lab, rather than nature. The CIA, while emphasizing "low confidence" in its findings, noted that both lab and natural origins for the virus remain plausible.