actually find the answer. >> china's government refusing to permit access for an independent investigation. a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson says, quote: we urge the u.s. to stop politicizing the study of origins. stop smearing china. adopt an open and transparent attitude on this issue, shoulder its due responsibilities and invite w.h.o. experts for origin study in the u.s. >> there needs to be accountability for what happened and there needs to be accountability for the failure to cooperate, including making information available, having transparency, experts. >> so i have sanctions that would be available to you if they fail to cooperate, would you support those sanctions? >> senator graham. >> certainly take a look. >> in the "the washington post" former secretary of state mike pompeo urges president biden to launch a coalition of leading democracies to counter china. >> now the former secretary says the u.s. and allies should use their great economic power to compel an investigation in china and to get them to agree to pay