疫情肆虐，人命关天 。病毒是人类的共同敌人，全世界都应该携手共同应对疫情挑战 。然而以美国为代表的西方一些政客和媒体不把精力放在抗击疫情上面，却费劲心机“甩锅”中国，编造了各种匪夷所思的谎言 。一时间，谎言、谣传和阴谋论甚嚣尘上 。来看看新冠肺炎疫情中关于中国的18个最常见谣言和事实真相 。
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting different parts of the world, the virus has become the common enemy of mankind. The world should stand in solidarity to combat the pandemic. However, some Western politicians and media, especially those from the United States, came up with groundless lies. Disinformation, rumors and conspiracy theories about China were making a great clamor. Here are the 18 most common allegations against China and the corresponding facts.

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谣言1: “中国是病毒源头，新冠病毒是‘中国病毒’”
真相：新冠病毒源头尚未确定，病毒命名不得与特定国家相联系
Allegation No.1: China is the origin of COVID-19. It is the “Chinese virus.”
Fact: The origin of COVID-19 remains uncertain. The name of a virus should not be associated with specific countries or regions.
新冠病毒源自何处，这是一个严肃的科学问题，应由科学家而非政治家来解答 。历史上最初病例的报告地往往不是病毒来源地 。医学期刊《国际抗菌剂杂志》刊文称新冠病毒2019年12月底已在法国传播，且该病例与中国缺乏关联 。世卫组织指出，“各国科研人员正在努力寻找新冠病毒来源”，因此新冠病毒最先出现在哪里尚没有定论，有多种可能 。
The origin of COVID-19 is a scientific issue which should be determined by scientists instead of politicians. Where the disease was first reported in history was often not the place it originated. The article in the medical journal International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents says that COVID-19 was already spreading in France in late December 2019, and the case is not related to China. WHO points out that scientists are still researching the origin of the virus. It remains unclear where COVID-19 first appeared.
关于病毒命名,世卫组织早在2015年就出台人类传染病和病原体命名相关建议，指出应避免使用地名、国名和人物、动物名称及可能引发恐慌的概念 。今年2月，世卫组织宣布将新冠肺炎正式命名为“2019冠状病毒病”(COVID—19) 。许多西方主流媒体报道，由于将亚裔群体与新冠病毒不当关联，美国亚裔面临严重排外情绪，屡屡受到种族歧视的骚扰和攻击 。英国《自然》期刊4月连发三次社论，对错误地将新冠病毒与武汉和中国关联在一起道歉，呼吁立即停止新冠病毒污名化，避免将病毒与特定位置相关联的不负责任行为 。

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