Trump attacks China over Covid 'plague' as Xi urges collaboration in virus fight

US president uses speech to denounce China, UN and WHOBeijing has ‘no intention to fight a cold war’ – Chinese leaderDonald Trump and Xi Jinping offered starkly contrasting responses to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, with the US president blaming Beijing for unleashing a “plague” on the world – and his Chinese counterpart casting the fight against the virus as an opportunity for international cooperation. Related: UN warns of lost decade without Covid economic recovery plan Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/trump-china-xi-beijing-united-nations #united_nations #world_news #us_politics #donald_trump #xi_jinping #us_news #us_foreign_policy #china #coronavirus_outbreak