Trump demands that China be responsible for the pandemic – VG

– 75 years after the Second World War and the establishment of the UN, we are once again faced with a great global challenge. We are fighting a battle against an invisible enemy, the China virus, which has claimed countless lives.

This is what US President Donald Trump said in his address to world leaders during the UN summit on Tuesday.

The president accused China of being to blame for the coronavirus.

Races against China

“At the beginning of the pandemic, China stopped domestic travel while allowing flights out of the country and infected the world,” Trump said, noting that the UN should hold China accountable for its actions.

Trump took the podium along with, among others, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

As early as March, Trump questioned China’s crown figures. In July, Trump wrote on Twitter that he is getting increasingly angry at China.

«When I see the pandemic spreading its ugly face across the world, including the enormous damage it has caused in the United States, I grow increasingly angry at China.“Trump announced Twitter.

He claimed that China could stop the virus

Trump has claimed that he has seen evidence that the coronavirus originated in a laboratory in Wuhan. Later, the Chinese researchers rejected it.

During a press conference in May, the president said that China has either failed to stop the virus or has deliberately chosen not to, writes NRK.

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– They could have stopped him. China is a very advanced country. It’s a terrible thing what happened. If it was an accident or if it started with an accident, and they continued with more, or if someone did something on purpose, Trump said this spring.

Warns against the cold war

– The pandemic has changed our assembly to the unrecognizable. But it has made it more important than ever, UN Secretary General António Guterres said during Tuesday’s assembly.

The Secretary General warned of a new Cold War between the United States and China. re

– We are heading in a very dangerous direction. Our world cannot afford a future in which the two largest economies split the world in a major break, Guterres said.

Xi Jinping, President of China, said in his speech that China has no intention of war with any country.

“We will continue to resolve conflicts with others through dialogue and negotiations,” Jinping said.