Outgoing US Ambassador to China Criticizes Beijing for Covering up Wuhan Virus Epidemic
The outgoing American ambassador to China Terry Branstad condemned Beijing’s initial handling of the Wuhan virus outbreak in an interview with CNN on 18 September, noting that “what could have been contained in Wuhan ended up becoming a worldwide pandemic.” He agreed with Trump that China was responsible for the pandemic, saying that the “Chinese system was such that they covered it up and even penalized the doctors who pointed it out at the beginning.”
Source: Apple Daily #Sep18
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The outgoing American ambassador to China Terry Branstad condemned Beijing’s initial handling of the Wuhan virus outbreak in an interview with CNN on 18 September, noting that “what could have been contained in Wuhan ended up becoming a worldwide pandemic.” He agreed with Trump that China was responsible for the pandemic, saying that the “Chinese system was such that they covered it up and even penalized the doctors who pointed it out at the beginning.”
Source: Apple Daily #Sep18
#US #China #TerryBranstad #WuhanVirus #Coronavirus #Pandemic #COVID19 #Diplomacy
https://bit.ly/3cBBjF7