Chinese media on May 5 attacked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after he claimed evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, central China. . The two sides’ response to the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic is causing many people to worry that it will spark a trade war.
In its latest criticism, the Chinese news agency Xinhua said that US Secretary of State Pompeo’s claims were ridiculous. According to the source, the administration of President Donald Trump is starting an unprecedented propaganda war on China to hide the failure of the internal Covid-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, in an interview yesterday, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Cui Qiang, although not directly attacking the US Secretary of State, stressed that the SARS-CoV-2 virus did not appear first in the United States. China.
"It is fair to say that the SARS-CoV-2 virus appeared in other places before it even became available in China. I do not think that the previous reports meant that it was the source of the virus while the virus appeared in the US and Europe before even in China. Regarding the origin of the virus, there are many theories. However, scientists believe that the virus is from nature, not from the laboratory. I think people can believe in science and technology as well as the truth, ”said Mr. Thien.
This is supposed to be a response to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statements saying that there is evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in Wuhan laboratory. In his statement, US Secretary of State Pompeo also criticized China "for its history of spreading the disease to the world".
What is happening is probably China’s most harsh criticism of a President Donald Trump Administration official since the culmination of a trade conflict last year. Currently, Chinese state media still avoids direct attacks on President Donald Trump.
However, finding a way to rebalance the Chinese struggles is difficult, especially when President Donald Trump himself tries to blame China for the pandemic that is devastating the United States and destroying the country. undermining his prospects for securing re-election in the White House race for November.
“What happened should never have happened. China should inform us that they have problems handling the disease, ”President Trump said.
With the confrontations related to the Covid-19 epidemic, many people are worried that the two sides will take actions to make the trade war hot again. On May 3, President Donald Trump announced that he was considering restoring tax policies, what he called a "final punishment" and threatened to turn away from the first-stage trade deal. The return of taxes will certainly cost both countries, especially in the context of both the US and China struggling to cope with the global and domestic demand slump during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are still complicated developments.
