Coronavirus Leaked From US Lab, Says Economist Sachs

Jeffrey Sachs, a renowned US economist, has been insisting that the deadly coronavirus leaked from a US laboratory, a claim that China has been eager to promote, The Daily Telegraph reported, noting that Sachs has espoused pro-Beijing views on Xinjiang and other issues.

Now an adviser to top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell, Sachs said in a speech in Madrid that he was “pretty convinced” it was caused by a leak from a US biotechnology lab. “So it’s a blunder, in my view, of biotech, not an accident of a natural spillover,” he said.

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George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.