InfoSearched
Published -
- April 18, 2020
- 10:46 pm
President Trump joins the Coronavirus Task Force to update the public.
Trump also asked Democrats to continue funding the Paycheck Protection Act.
What specific information does President Trump believe China should have shared with the international community regarding the initial outbreak of the coronavirus?
President Donald Trump has recently accused China of hiding important information pertaining to the initial outbreak of the coronavirus. During a press briefing held on April 18, Trump criticized China for not being forthcoming about the virus, claiming that the country had information on the virus that it should have shared with the rest of the international community.
Trump stated that China could have prevented the spread of the virus by sharing information at an earlier stage. He also suggested that the pandemic could have been stopped at its inception if China had acted sooner. The US President’s comments came at a time when the number of confirmed cases keeps rising globally, causing increasing frustration among world leaders.
The Chinese government has been widely criticized for its handling of the crisis, with many alleging that they downplayed the severity of the virus and covered up important information. Trump’s comments suggest that the US government is now fully behind the idea that China is responsible for the global pandemic, attributing it to the country’s lack of transparency.
In previous weeks, there has been a lot of heated discussion around the origin of the virus, with some speculating that it was manufactured in a Chinese laboratory. Although these claims have not been substantiated, they have gained widespread attention in the international media.
As the US continues to battle the effects of the virus, Trump stated that his administration is looking at ways to hold China accountable for the pandemic. The President has previously threatened to cut off US funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), which critics say would further isolate Washington on the global stage and undermine efforts to find a cure for the virus.
While the world is still struggling with the impact of the virus, the US-China quarrel is showing no signs of slowing down. With tensions escalating, it remains to be seen whether the two countries will come to an amicable resolution or let the global pandemic drag on even longer.
