China said Friday it supports a World Health Organization-led review into the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, but only "after the pandemic is over".
The comments from foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying came as China faces increasing global pressure to allow an international investigation into the origins of the pandemic.
The review should be conducted in an "open, transparent and inclusive manner" under the leadership of WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Hua said at a press briefing.
She added that it should be at an "appropriate time after the pandemic is over". But Hua did not say the review should probe the origins of the virus, despite growing calls led by the US and Australia for an international inquiry into