Desks sit empty inside the Grand Army of the Republic Building as employees continue to work remotely due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Detroit, Michigan, US, 8 June 2021; Credit: Reuters/Emily Elconin/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) - China released a white paper on COVID-19 prevention, control and origins tracing on Wednesday 30 April 2025, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, lauding its own contributions while casting doubts on the United States.

The next step in origin-tracing work should focus on the US, China's National Health Commission said according to Xinhua.

The US should not continue to "pretend to be deaf and dumb", but should respond to the legitimate concerns of the international community, the white paper said.