「双语」例行记者会/RegularPressConference（2021-3-31）(40)

Hua Chunying: As I said just now, this is a matter for scientists, and I don"t have the right to decide when or whether to do it. I would also like to remind you that the head of the WHO joint mission Peter Ben Embarek also mentioned in the video press conference that the virus could have been present outside of China in the early stage. Studies published in other countries also suggest the possibility of earlier transmission and more efforts should be made to study these papers. Therefore, the joint mission pointed out that the origin-tracing work should be based on a global perspective, and not be limited to a single region. It needs to be carried out in multiple places in various countries. As for when to start, we should leave this task to international experts and WHO. Don"t be too hasty and don"t try to intervene. That"s the right attitude.