Cottier has been asked to evaluate if there was any bias shown towards China or “any undue interference or other impropriety” in the handling of the case.
The Swiss lawyer will also be asked to determine if the decision not to challenge or appeal against the verdict of CHINADA, that the cases involved food contamination, was reasonable.
Cottier has been asked to deliver his findings in two months.
The team which will travel to China will also include “independent auditors from the broader anti-doping community”.
WADA said the visit was part of its regular compliance monitoring program.
WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said: “While not one shred of evidence has been presented to support any of the allegations made against WADA, we wish to deal with the matter as quickly and as comprehensively as possible so that the matter is appropriately handled in advance of the upcoming Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Beijing has called reports about the case “fake news”.
“The relevant reports are fake news and not factual,” foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Monday (Apr 25).
