The ratcheting up of tensions comes as Beijing is hounded by questions over alleged missteps in its initial response to contain the virus.
The United States is pushing China to the brink of a"new Cold War," China's foreign minister said as officials in the world's two largest economies continue trading barbs over each other’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
He did not say what"political forces" he was referring to, but while Beijing in general seeks to safeguard the personal relationship between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping by not criticizing the U.S. leader, senior White House figures such as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have been singled out for criticism.
China has so far rejected all criticism, and defended its actions while also calling into question the speed and effectiveness of the U.S. response to the pandemic. Story continuesWhile it’s believed the pandemic started in a wet market in the city of Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province in December, Trump said last month that he has seen information that gave him high confidence that the outbreak was the result of an accidental release from a Wuhan laboratory, without characterizing the evidence.
“We didn't have any knowledge before that, nor had we ever encountered, researched or kept the virus,” Wang said. “In fact, like everyone else, we didn't even know the virus existed.” The city’s pro-democracy legislators have strongly opposed the bill, calling it “the end of Hong Kong” and the rule of law in the former British colony.
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