US undermines global efforts to combat coronavirus, confident in China

American politicians are using the coronavirus pandemic situation to discredit and denigrate China. Such a statement was made by the news agency Xinhua. Read also: Pompeo is disappointed by China's actions in the coronavirus situation At this critical moment, some American politicians used the epidemic to fuel discrimination and spread a political virus that discredits China, according to an article by the agency's correspondent Du Bai Yu. He notes that such actions not only block channels of international cooperation and exchange, but also undermine global efforts to combat the pandemic. The author of the material draws attention to the remarks of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Assistant President for National Security Robert O Brien, as well as other politicians, to call the new coronavirus the Wuhan virus or Chinese virus, despite the fact that the source of its origin has not yet been found and proved. The article notes that political insults and discrediting do not make America great. According to the news agency, earlier U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Chinese side delayed providing information about the situation with the virus COVID-19. According to an American diplomat, the Chinese side does not comply with the principle of transparency and openness, although the case with the virus concerns everyone.