US Congress, China, and COVID-19

Expand US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, October 8, 2018. © 2018 AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool As the COVID-19 epidemic began to sweep across the United States in March, some members of Congress began drafting resolutions demanding the Chinese government be investigated and held accountable for the spread of the virus.  On some basic facts, such as locating the first patients with the virus in Wuhan in December 2019, or the timing of Chinese authorities’ reporting to the…

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