世卫组织国际专家组将于1月14日来华，外交部回应丨WHO expert team to arrive on Thursday

An international expert team from the World Health Organization will arrive in China on Thursday to conduct joint scientific research with Chinese scientists on investigating COVID-19, the National Health Commission said on Monday.No further details were disclosed in the brief statement released by the commission.Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday that China has been conducting exchanges and cooperating with the WHO on tracing the origin of the novel coronavirus in an open, transparent and responsible manner.The Chinese and WHO experts have exchanged information on the latest progress in origin-tracing and worked together to formulate a plan for cooperation in China under a broader plan for global investigations, he said."Origin-tracing of the novel coronavirus is a scientific matter, and should be conducted in cooperation by scientists across the world," Zhao s ………………………………