Top U.S. diplomat in China blasts Beijing over Ukraine 'lies'

Nicholas Burns calls claims of American bioweapons labs 'Russian propaganda'

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U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns speaks at the World Peace Forum, hosted by Tsinghua University, in Beijing on July 4. © Reuters

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- The top American diplomat in China accused Beijing on Monday of parroting "Russian propaganda" and "telling lies" about supposed American biological weapons labs in war-torn Ukraine.

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