BEIJING (Reuters) – A spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has actually been hardest hit by the outbreak, doubling down on a war of words with Washington.
China has actually taken excellent offense at remarks by U.S. authorities accusing it of being slow to respond to the infection, very first spotted in Wuhan late last year, and of not being insufficiently transparent.
On Wednesday, U.S. National Security Consultant Robert O’Brien said the speed of China’s response to the introduction of the coronavirus had most likely cost the world two months when it might have been preparing for the outbreak.
In a highly worded tweet, composed in English on his confirmed Twitter account, Chinese Foreign Ministry representative Zhao Lijian said it was the United States that did not have openness.
” When did patient absolutely no begin in United States? How many individuals are infected? What are the names of the medical facilities? I