White House warns of 'pressure' from US, allies on China amid COVID origins probe

The White House said the United States and allies will “work together” to “exercise the necessary pressure on China” amid the global investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging Beijing to be a “participant” and provide “transparent data and access” in the probe.

President Biden, last week, met with allies in Europe and addressed China’s aggression, as well as its role in the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.  "There was a great deal of calibration in the global community among the world’s largest democracies, the world’s most important security partners, about how we are going to work together to address the rising economic power of China, and concerns where we have concerns, which the lack of transparency is certainly one of them," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday during the press briefing.