Xi Jinping ‘could be OVERTHROWN’ if Wuhan lab leak is proven as world punishes China for Covid chaos

CHINA’S leader could be overthrown if scientists proved Covid escaped from a Wuhan lab, a health chief has claimed.

Rumours the deadly virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology have swirled since the crisis began.


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Xi Jinping ‘could be OVERTHROWN’ if Wuhan lab leak is proven as world punishes China for Covid chaos
China’s leader could be overthrown if any evidence emerges that Covid leaked from a Wuhan lab

But if evidence for the claims was ever found, Xi Jinping could be toppled and world leaders would demand unprecedented reparations, a leading World Health Organisation (WHO) adviser says.

Jamie Metzl spoke days after it was revealed British spies are looking into the theory – and consider it “feasible”.

He told LBC: “In China, if it was absolutely proven, I think there is a real chance Xi Jinping could be overthrown.

“There would be claims for reparations around the world against China.

“It would be a massive geopolitical blow to that country.

“Just think of the anger of everyone around the world who has lost a spouse, a child, parents, would feel.


Xi Jinping ‘could be OVERTHROWN’ if Wuhan lab leak is proven as world punishes China for Covid chaos
There have long been rumours that the virus is manmade
Xi Jinping ‘could be OVERTHROWN’ if Wuhan lab leak is proven as world punishes China for Covid chaos
But Brit intelligence agencies now reportedly believe the claims could have merit – and if so, the repercussions for China and its president, Xi Jinping, could be huge
Xi Jinping ‘could be OVERTHROWN’ if Wuhan lab leak is proven as world punishes China for Covid chaos
When the virus first emerged, it was initially traced to wet market Hubei

“Not just at the original mistake, but the criminal cover-up afterwards.”

Presenter Maajid Nawaz said the “consequences are incredibly serious” for the Chinese regime if evidence is found.

“The entire planet for the first time in history has been locked down because of this thing,” he said.

The move from British intelligence services to step up research into the lab leak claims has sparked a sharpening of tension with Beijing.

And last week US President Joe Biden ordered an inquiry into the origin of the virus.

Beijing has repeatedly denied that the Wuhan Institute of Virology is the source of Covid, which has so far claimed more than 3.5 million deaths.

Meanwhile, China has raged that any probe will be like the “US finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq”.

An editorial published by Communist Party-run Global Times claims the American government is “full of arrogance”.

Addressing previous reports and studies by the World Health Organisation, the piece says “US intelligence agencies do not have superior research capability than the WHO.”

It also accuses the American government of “playing political games to hijack science” by demanding that the WHO should “serve the political interests of the US”.

Elsewhere, authorities are on the hunt for a Chinese woman, known as “Patient Su“, who may have been the first Covid case infected by a potential lab leak.

It is claimed the 61-year-old woman contracted a mystery condition in November 2019 – around one month before China reported the outbreak to WHO.

Reports also revealed that British intelligence officials are recruiting Chinese whistleblowers on the dark web over fears Covid leaked.


Xi Jinping ‘could be OVERTHROWN’ if Wuhan lab leak is proven as world punishes China for Covid chaos
Meanwhile, a search for a 61-year-old woman infected with a mystery virus in China back in November 2019 continues




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