FILE PHOTO: An Australian flag is pictured at its embassy in Beijing, China January 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian officials are frustrated that their push for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus is being undermined by the White House, which has sought to link the outbreak to a Chinese lab, government, diplomatic and intelligence sources told Reuters.
Washington's attack on China has given Beijing room to argue that Australia's request for an independent inquiry is part of a U.S.-led agenda to blame it for the coronavirus outbreak, the sources said.
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