GOP Senators push to declassify information on COVID-19 origins

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2 years ago

April 28, 2021

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) joined forces on a bill to declassify the information behind the origins of the COVID-19 virus. The bill is called “COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021.”

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Both the former Center for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield and Director of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have alleged that the virus came from a Wuhan laboratory.

The bill calls to release the information within 90 days of its enactment.

Hawley-Braun bill would force Biden to declassify Wuhan coronavirus leak intelligence #FoxNews https://t.co/ieDb8VpllU
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) April 22, 2021

According to Sen. Braun, this information “is vital for preventing future pandemics.”

Identifying the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic is vital for preventing future pandemics. The Biden administration should declassify intelligence related to potential links between biological research labs in Wuhan, China and the COVID-19 pandemic.https://t.co/6L64YVn1u9
— Senator Mike Braun (@SenatorBraun) April 23, 2021

VIDEO: Chinese military plane comes ‘dangerously’ close to U.S. aircraft over South China Sea

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1 month ago

December 30, 2022

Sara Carter Staff

The United States Army recorded and released unnerving video of a close encounter with a Chinese jet over the South China Sea. The Chinese military plane came “dangerously” close to the U.S. military aircraft in the international airspace last week, the U.S. military announced on Thursday.

US, Chinese jets in close encounter over South China Sea pic.twitter.com/X8fbV84neF

— PressTV Extra (@PresstvExtra) December 29, 2022

The Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), the command responsible for overseeing U.S. operations in the area, said in a statement that the encounter occurred on December 21, during which a Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a U.S. Air Force RC-135, a reconnaissance plane with about 30 people on board.

According to a U.S. military spokesperson, the Chinese jet came within 10 feet of the airplane’s wing, but 20 feet from its nose, causing the U.S. aircraft to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision.