President Trump speaks about the coronavirus at a White House briefingA foreign ministry spokesman warned the US should “take care of its own business” before stigmatising China.
However, last week a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman shared a conspiracy theory, alleging the US Army had brought it to the region.
The unfounded accusation led US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to demand China stop spreading “disinformation” as it tried “to shift blame” for the outbreak.So far, more than 170,000 cases have been recorded worldwide, with more than 80,000 in China. However, on Tuesday, Beijing said it had recorded just one new case caught in China, with all other new cases brought into the country.describing the coronavirus - which causes the disease Covid-19 - as the “Chinese virus”.
The World Health Organization has warned against linking the virus to any particular area or group, due to the risk of stigmatisation. However, a number of US administration officials have referred to it as the Chinese virus. Meanwhile, Mr Pompeo has repeatedly referred to the “Wuhan virus”.Geng Shuang, a spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry, said the tweet amount to “stigmatisation of China”.China’s official news agency, Xinhua, said Mr Trump’s language was “racist and xenophobic” and revealed “politicians' irresponsibility and incompetence”, risking increasing fears over the virus.
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