Biden Spy Chief Sees ‘Indications’ of Efforts by Chinese Regime to Influence WHO on COVID-19 Probe

Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, listens during a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington on April 15, 2021. Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images

The U.S. director of national intelligence (DNI) said this week that the intelligence community has seen “indications” that Beijing is attempting to influence the World Health Organization’s (WHO) investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines made the remarks during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on the topic of worldwide threats, after Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) asked her whether the United States has concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) relationship with the WHO.