The U.K. has added to international pressure on China to answer questions over information it gave the world about the coronavirus outbreak.
The U.K. has added to international pressure on China to answer questions over information it gave the world about the coronavirus outbreakAsked if China had questions to answer about its knowledge of the coronavirus before the world became aware of the outbreak, the U.K.'s defense minister said Monday "I think it does."Artyom Ivanov | TASS | Getty Images
Asked Monday if China needed to explain how quickly it made the world aware of the extent of the virus, the U.K.'s defense minister said: "I think it does." "Only by being open and transparent will we learn about it and China needs to be open and transparent about what it learnt, and its shortcomings, but also its successes," Wallace said.
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