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An escalation of rhetoric between Donald Trump and China The coronavirus pandemic has raised concerns that a trade deal between nations is in jeopardy, as the Chinese state media dismissed as “insanity” a suggestion by the President of the United States that it could “cut ties with Beijing.”
the U.S The president said he was very disappointed that China did not contain Covid-19 in an interview with Fox Business News. Trump said the pandemic had affected his January trade deal with Beijing and that he had no interest in talking to President Xi Jinping at this time.
“They should never have let this happen,” Trump said. “So I make a great commercial deal and now I say it doesn’t seem the same to me. The ink was barely dry and the plague came. And it doesn’t seem the same to me.
Trump has previously said that he often has a good relationship with Xi, and has been reluctant to point it out personally because of criticism of the coronavirus. “But I just don’t want to talk to him right now,” Trump said.
When asked what steps he intended to take against China, he said: “There are many things we could do … We could cut the whole relationship.”
“Now, if you did, what would happen? It would save $ 500 billion, “Trump said, referring to estimated annual US imports from China, which he previously referred to as lost money.
The state-backed Global Times responded with an editorial titled “Trump Reveals Meaningless Election Strategy With Threat Of ‘Cut’ From China.
“The idea itself should come as no surprise to those who remember when Trump speculated whether disinfectants could be used in humans” by injection “to kill the new coronavirus. [Covid-19],” He said.
“Such insanity is a clear by-product, first and foremost, of the proverbial anxiety the United States has suffered since China began its global rise,” he said Friday. “Trump seems crazy right now or he may have some psychological issues,” wrote another editorial.
The growing row between the two countries came as China It marked a month with no deaths from Covid-19 and only four recently confirmed cases in the 24 hours through Friday. Global cases have passed 4,438 million, with more than 302,000 deaths. The United States ranked first in cases (1.47 million) and deaths (85,884), according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker.
Analysts fear that the increasingly heated rhetoric on both sides could jeopardize the trade agreement between the United States and China.
“What we may be observing is the convergence of the more aggressive (US) national security current with the domestic political current that now sees more value in blowing up the trade deal than in maintaining it,” said Chinese observer Bill Bishop of Sinocism. .
Scott Kennedy, from the think tank of the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies, called Trump’s comments “dangerous bravado.”
The growing war of words between China and the United States occurred as Brazil passed the grim milestone of 200,000 infections, with just under 14,000 deaths. President Jair Bolsonaro urged business leaders to push for the lifting of closure orders in the São Paulo financial center to help the economy. It has been widely criticized for its approach to the pandemic.
Mexico It also reported a deteriorating situation, with 2,409 new infections, the largest one-day increase in cases since the pandemic began. It also confirmed an additional 257 coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to just under 4,500. More than 42,595 people have been infected.
In Russia, which currently has the second highest number of infections worldwide with 252,245, authorities in Moscow said the clinics would begin conducting massive random tests of residents to detect antibodies against the coronavirus on Friday. There have been doubts about the official number of deaths from the virus at 2,305, after authorities attributed the death of more than 60% of coronavirus patients in April to other causes.
Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, In Russia’s far west, its borders were opened at midnight Friday, creating the first “travel bubble” within the European Union in a bid to boost economies destroyed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Citizens and residents of the three generally sparsely populated countries will be free to travel within the region, although anyone entering from abroad must isolate themselves for 14 days.
“The Baltic travel bubble is an opportunity for companies to reopen, and a ray of hope for people that life is returning to normal,” Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said in a statement.
Other developments of coronavirus include:
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Qatar has made wearing a face mask mandatory for anyone leaving their home, with violators facing jail and fines of up to $ 55,000.
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Vietnam It reported on Friday 24 new coronavirus infections, all of which were imported cases involving Vietnamese citizens returning from Russia who were quarantined upon arrival, the country’s health ministry said.
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Coronavirus has reached one of the world’s largest refugee camps in Bangladesh.
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The United States has expressed alarm at attacks on religious minorities in India and Pakistan, warning against the search for internal scapegoats during the pandemic.
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Residents in AustraliaThe most populous state in New South Wales experienced slightly relaxed Covid-19 restrictions, with outside gatherings of 10 people allowed, rather than two. Bars, cafes and restaurants have been reopened, but only 10 people can be inside at the same time, with strict rules for distance.
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New Zealand Residents have embraced new freedoms, such as eating out, seeing friends, and many haircuts, after restrictions were relaxed.
