Trump Accused China of "Mass Worldwide Killing"

Beijing said that previously the United States used to praise China’s efforts to epidemic of coronavirus combating US President Donald Trump and other senior US officials increased criticizing China over the coronavirus pandemic while the president openly accused Beijing of "mass worldwide killing." Trump’s tweet referring to “wacko in China” was another example of the fierce rhetoric coming from the White House, where Trump turns attacks on Beijing into a central element of his re-election campaign in November. “It was the “incompetence” of China and nothing else that did this mass worldwide killing,” the president wrote. The virus first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year and began to spread rapidly around the world. The epidemic led to the deaths of more than 320 thousand people and caused enormous economic damage. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian pointed to "a lot of mistakes and miscalculations from the United States, their lies and rumors." “The United States seems to have forgotten that before, American leaders repeatedly and publicly praised China’s anti-epidemic efforts,” Zhao Lijian said. Meanwhile, State Secretary Mike Pompeo again criticized China on Wednesday for the coronavirus, calling the $ 2 billion that Beijing promised to set aside for the pandemic to be an “insignificant” amount compared to hundreds of thousands of lost lives and trillions of dollars in damages. Pompeo rejected the President Xi Jinping statement that Beijing acted transparently after the outbreak in China. According to Pompeo, if the Chinese leader wanted to demonstrate this, he should have convened a press conference and allowed reporters to ask him any questions. “Chairman Xi said this week that China is acting openly, transparently, and responsibly. I wish it was so,” Pompeo said at the State Department press conference, accusing Beijing of still not delivering virus samples and not allowing objects, censoring discussions and “much, much more.” “China’s contribution to the fight against the pandemic is negligible compared to the damage they have done to the world,” Pompeo said. “This disaster cost about 90 thousand American lives, more than 36 million Americans have lost their jobs since March. 300 thousand people died worldwide. According to our estimates, the damage caused to the world by the Chinese Communist Party’s mistakes can reach $ 9 trillion,” Pompeo said. He also accused China of threatening Australia with “economic retaliation” when demanding an independent investigation into the origin of the epidemic. The head of American diplomacy also said that WHO Director-General Tedros Adan Gebreyesus maintained "unusually close relations with Beijing ... well before the current pandemic," and that, according to Pompeo, is "of serious concern."