However, two experts from the WHO team said afterwards that China refused to grant full access to the data they sought.
The secretary of state said a better health security system was needed to spot pandemics before they fully emerged.Mr Blinken told the BBC the US and its European partners were "once again on the same page" on Iran.And he said the US would then work with other countries to confront Iran on other issues, including its influence in the region and its ballistic missile programme."We have a policy in recent years of so-called 'maximum pressure' on Iran that has not produced results.Mr Blinken was also asked about the case of Princess Latifa, the daughter of the ruler of Dubai, who has accused her family of holding her hostage since she tried to flee in 2018.The US secretary of state said that the US would be closely monitoring the situation, adding: "Across the board, with adversaries, competitors, with partners and allies alike..we take human rights seriously and the president has put it at the heart of our foreign policy and countries can expect us to follow through on that.".
Mr Blinken refused to be drawn on calls for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics, due to be held in Beijing, over allegations of genocide against the Uighur minority, saying only: "That's something we'll come to at the right time, in the right moment."?What Biden's new foreign policy team tells us?How will Biden change US foreign policy?