Trump officials repeatedly emphasize that coronavirus 'Made in China'
WASHINGTON — There's one thing the Trump administration wants Americans to remember about the coronavirus pandemic: It carries the"Made in China” label.
O'Brien's remarks seemed to be aimed at countering a disinformation campaign that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says China's Communist Party is waging to blame the U.S. for the virus so it can dampen discontent in China, distract from true infection rates and “save face internationally.” “We are sending medical teams to countries that need that, and we will do whatever to join the international community to fight this virus ... because we have only one world, we need to join hands, we need to show solidarity.”
While Trump has lauded Chinese President Xi Jinping's work to respond to the virus, Trump himself has referred to “China’s Coronavirus situation." Trump has been criticized for playing down the virus, contradicting his own public health officials and concentrating more on the economic fallout from the outbreak. In a speech to the nation Wednesday night he referred to the “foreign virus” that “started in China.
On Capitol Hill, Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, praised China's work to control the spread of coronavirus."They really have now got control of their outbreak," Redfield told the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday.
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