President Biden did not discuss the pandemic or COVID-19 virus in his speech prior to his private meeting with Chinese President Xi Monday.
Biden also did not discuss the pandemic or the origins of the COVID-19 virus in his public speech prior to his private meeting with Xi.
The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on why COVID-19 or its origins was not discussed between the two leaders. , is still unknown. A Republican-led Senate investigation concluded in October that a lab leak is the most likely origin. A Republican investigation in the House made the same conclusion last year.
The Chinese statement on the Biden-Xi meeting also made no mention of the pandemic, but stressed the Chinese president's hope to improve relations with the United States and foster global stability. A man has his swab sample taken for nucleic acid test for the coronavirus disease at a testing booth, in Beijing, China on Nov. 11, 2022.
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