Washington Beijing in standoff at UN over Covid 19 as Trump blames China for spread of coronavirus

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Washington Beijing in standoff at UN over Covid 19 as Trump blames China for spread of coronavirus By 0 US President Donald Trump used his time speaking to the United Nations to slam China and blame it for the coronavirus pandemic, while his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping pushed back against his “baseless accusations.” “As we pursue this bright future, we must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world: China,” Trump said in a pre-recorded speech filmed on Monday in Washington. The president also slammed the World Health Organization, which he claimed is “virtually controlled by China.”...