During this period of crisis, the world is gripped by the Coronavirus pandemic, especially the US that has the highest number of confirmed cases. Now, the US President, Donald Trump, has threatened to cut trade ties with China due to the spread of COVID-19, which Chinese media has mocked by calling it “lunacy.”
While the US struggles with the viral outbreak, the President of the nation has expressed his dismay regarding the Chinese government’s lack of action during the virus’s early stages. Trump had mentioned on various occasions that he shared a good relationship with Xi Jinping, China’s President. However, he further added that he no longer wishes to talk with the latter anymore.
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According to Trump, “they should have never let this happen. So I make a great trade deal and now I say this doesn’t feel the same to me. The ink was barely dry and the plague came over. And it doesn’t feel the same to me.” With this, the President of the US said that there are various measures they could take against China, with the most prominent being cutting relationship completely.
Donald Trump believes that the US can save about $500 billion by halting imports from China. This is something he called “lost money,” and stated that this would only seek to benefit the US. In response to this, a state backed Chinese media reporting agency, Global Times, mocked the US leader. Stating, “Such lunacy is a clear byproduct, first and foremost, of the proverbial anxiety that the US has suffered from since China began its global ascension.”
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