,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bd1 #bjbj,mr4   
,hawley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4
 ,cornyn1 & ,mr4 ,cotton7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,support+ an int]national 
inve/igation into ! h&l+ by ! ,gov]nm5t 
( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a ( ,,covid-#ai 
& ! impact ( h&l+ ,,covid-#ai 9 t mann] 
on ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r nations4 
,:]eas ! novel coronavirus 7ref]r$ to 9 
?is resolution z ,,covid-#ai7 em]g$ 9 ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & began to spread 
z e>ly z ,novemb] #bjai2 ,:]eas1 by late
 ,decemb]1 doz5s ( citiz5s ( ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a _h fall5 victim to     
,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #cj1   
,wuhan1 ,*9a heal? au?orities id5tifi$1 
int]rogat$1 & reprim&$ multiple doctors 
9 response to _! decisions to w>n o!r   
,*9ese citiz5s ( ! dang] pos$ by t new  
disease2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj1 !
 ,wuhan ,public ,security ,bureau       

que/ion$ #h ,*9ese doctors :o _h po/$   
in=mation ab\t ,,covid-#ai on ,we,chat2 
,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #a1 ! ,hubei         
prov9cial heal? commission ord]$        
laboratories to /op te/+ = ,,covid-#ai &
 de/roy samples ( ! same2 ,:]eas1 on    
,janu>y #b1 ! ,wuhan ,in/itute (        
,virology mapp$ ! g5ome ( ,,covid-#ai 9 
ord] to in=m developm5t ( public heal?  
int]v5tions & m$ical treatm5ts =        
,,covid-#ai1 b ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a )held g5etic in=mation 
on ,,covid-#ai until ,janu>y #i2 ,:]eas1
 on ,janu>y #aa1 ! ,wuhan municipal     
heal? commission insi/$ t !re 7 no new  
cases ( infection by ,,covid-#ai2       
,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #ac1 ! fir/          
,,covid-#ai case outside ( ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a 0 ann\nc$ 9 ,?ail&2    
,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #ad1 ! ,_w ,heal?    
,organization ann\nc$ t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a _h se5 no cle>    
evid5ce ( human-to-human transmission ( 
! novel coronavirus2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y 
#bc1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic (   

,*9a began to implem5t qu>ant9e measures
 to /em ! spread ( ,,covid-#ai at ! same
 "t z ! disease _h already begun to     
prolif]ate ?r\gh\t ! _w2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>*
 #aa1 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization decl>$ 
,,covid-#ai a global p&emic1 ) #aah1jjj 
p]sons infect$ & #d1bia dead 9 #aad     
diff]5t c\ntries at ! "t ( ! ann\ncem5t2
 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a has argu$ rec5tly t ,,covid-#ai   
did n orig9ate 9 ! ,p's ,republic (     
,*9a2 ,:]eas ! ,m9i/ry ( ,=eign ,affairs
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has alleg$ t 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army may h deliv]$     
,,covid-#ai to ! city ( ,wuhan 9 ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a2 ,:]eas ! ,m9i/ry (    
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a has said1 8,*9a's endeavor to      
combat+ sic ! epidemic has b\ght "t =   
int]national prep>$ness02 & ,:]eas a    
,univ]sity ( ,s\?ampton /udy f\nd t     
e>li] int]v5tion by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's
 ,republic ( ,*9a c\ld h 8significantly0
 limit$ ! geographic spread (           
,,covid-#ai3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !      

,s5ate-- 7#a7 condemns ! decision by !  
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to  
hide ! em]g5ce & spread ( ,,covid-#ai )9
 its bord]s dur+ ! initial weeks ( !    
outbreak2  7#b7 assesses t ! decision by
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  
to hide ! em]g5ce & spread ( ,,covid-#ai
 dur+ t p]iod almo/ c]ta9ly contribut$  
to ! rapid spread ( t disease ?r\gh\t ! 
,indo-,pacific region1 ,europe1 & ! re/ 
( ! _w2  7#c7 f9ds t ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a %\ld be held      
acc\ntable = ! impact1 ( its decision to
 hide ! em]g5ce & spread ( ,,covid-#ai1 
on ! lives & livelihoods ( ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates & o!r nations2  7#d7 calls
 = an int]national inve/igation l$ by   
public heal? (ficials f ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& o!r affect$ nations to det]m9e h[ !   
h&l+ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a ( ! ,,covid-#ai outbreak prior to 
,m>* #aa1 #bjbj1 contribut$ to ! em]g5ce
 ( ! ,,covid-#ai global p&emic2 &  7#e7 
calls on ! int]national community to--  
7,a7 quantify ! h>m caus$1 by ! h&l+ ( !

 ,,covid-#ai outbreak by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 to ! heal? &    
economic well-be+ ( ! p ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates & o!r nations2 &  7,b7 design a  
me*anism = deliv]+ comp5sation f !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to  
all affect$ nations = ! h>m caus$ by its
 decision to hide ! em]g5ce & spread (  
,,covid-#ai dur+ ! initial weeks ( !    
outbreak4