Chinese embassy spokesperson urges U.S. to "show sincerity" and "take concrete actions to create the conditions and atmosphere needed for communication."
The non-profit organization, led by British zoologist Peter Daszak, was at the center of the COVID-19 lab leak theory when former President Donald Trump suspended the grant in April 2020.
Since the center's release, fears have emerged that the group will merely serve as a censorship organization against political discourse that runs contrary to the government's interests.
"Ten banks working with an organization that is part of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently participated in a test for 12 weeks of an interoperable digital money platform that operates exclusively in U.S. dollar," a bill analysis stated.
The Chinese report also claims that the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and cybersecurity firm 360 have discovered Trojan horse programs or plug-ins related to the CIA in recent cyberattacks targeting China.