China considers retaliatory sanctions against American officials
China is extremely angry with the US position on the issue of belonging of Beijing to spread COVID-19 and permits the introduction of retaliatory punishment, writes the print edition of Global Times citing sources.
China is extremely angry with the US position on the issue of belonging of Beijing to spread COVID-19 and permits the introduction of retaliatory punishment, writes the print edition of Global Times citing sources.
first, Republican Lindsey Graham said he introduced to the Senate the draft law "on liability for COVID-19" on sanctions against China over the spread of the coronavirus. The document proposes to introduce limits if the Chinese do not provide a full report on the occurrence of a disease outbreak. For it voted eight Republican senators.
Beijing expressed strong protest and called the project ignoring the facts.
according to Global Times, at least four congressmen and two organizations will be included in the sanctions list. Among the candidates for falling under the punishment appears and the attorney General of Missouri Eric Schmitt, who has filed a lawsuit against China, accusing the country in pandemic coronavirus.
Introduced in the U.S. Senate, the draft law provides for 2 months to certify to Congress that China has provided a full report on the emergence of the pandemic and shut down all the markets where the virus could spread from wild animals to humans.
At the same time Graham demands to release all the active participants, captured in Hong Kong after the outbreak of the pandemic.
Prospects for the bill are unclear.
Trump criticizes China publicly speculates about how to get Beijing to " pay " for the pandemic. In this case the Democrats who have an overwhelming number in the house of commissioners do not support the idea of introducing punishment.
China charges U.S. rejects lack of transparency.
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