Army General Mark Milley said the U.S. doesn't know where the coronavirus originated from.
The Chinese Communist Party has repeatedly dismissed America's allegations as lies and defended its handling of the virus."American politicians have repeatedly ignored the truth and have been telling barefaced lies," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a press conference last week."They have only one objective: shirk their responsibility for their own poor epidemic prevention and control measures, and divert public attention.
Despite their rejection of the theory, the U.S. and China have continued to trade jabs and allegations over their respective handling of the global pandemic, with each attempting to shift the blame onto the other. Trump, who faces an uncertain reelection campaign, and his Republican allies in Congress have ramped up their escalating confrontation with Beijing.last week that the federal government has begun exploring various punishments for Beijing's alleged poor handling of the outbreak.
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