By Reuters Staff

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       FILE PHOTO: China's foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian attends a news conference in Beijing, China March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo

       BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s foreign ministry called on World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to avoid making “irresponsible” remarks, after he said China’s zero-COVID policy was not sustainable.

       Speaking at a regular news conference in Beijing on Wednesday, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian defended China’s measures on fighting the pandemic and said China hopes the WHO Director-General can view China’s COVID policies objectively.

       Reporting by Yew Lun Tian, Writing by Martin Quin Pollard

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