With deaths caused by the coronavirus outbreak has now passed 400,000 worldwide, the on-going row between the USA and China over the global pandemic has flared up again with a senator in the United States accusing Beijing of trying to block the development of a vaccine in the West.
The Republican’s Senator, Rick Scott, said that evidence had come via “our intelligence community” but provided no details to back it up.
Meanwhile, China issued a document defending its virus actions, saying that it briefed the US as early as January 4.
Senator Scott, however, said: “We have got to get this vaccine done. Unfortunately we have evidence that communist China is trying to sabotage us or slow it down”.
A staunch President Trump supporter, he then added: “China has decided to be an adversary to America and democracies around the world”.
He said that “evidence” had come through the intelligence community and armed services and added: “There are things that I can’t discuss… I get provided information.
“England or the US does it first, we’re going to share”.
The Trump administration has consistently attacked China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, whilst, meanwhile, being questioned for his handling of it at home.
