Tuesday, March 31, 2020

#UK: Gov't "Furious" Over China Disinformation Campaign, Warn Of Diplomatic "Reckoning"

[world politics news]


British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is furious with the Communist Chinese government for spreading disinformation about the coronavirus, and said there would be a diplomatic “reckoning” when the global pandemic ends.

Earlier this month, China began pushing an unfounded conspiracy theory that members of the US Army brought the virus to Wuhan last October when they attended the Military World Games.

The first cases of the virus were reported in Wuhan in December.

The report also said scientists have told Johnson that they believe Beijing is downplaying the number of coronavirus cases in the country “by a factor of 15 to 40 times.”

[FULL STORY HERE AND HERE]

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