20 May 2020
- RSIS
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- US vs China: Chinese Foreign Ministry Accuses Trump of Smearing Beijing to Hide Own Failure
US vs China: Chinese Foreign Ministry Accuses Trump of Smearing Beijing to Hide Own Failure
The Chinese Foreign ministry has responded to Trump’s threats to permanently stop funding of the World Health Organisation and even reconsider membership of the US in the body over its “lack of independence” from China. Chinese Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters on Tuesday that the US was trying to smear China and had miscalculated by trying to use China to avoid its own responsibility. Collin Koh, a Research Fellow at RSIS said: “Bilateral military ties might not be always efficacious, but at least do serve as existing ‘pressure valves’ to forestall and potentially mitigate the risks that arise from growing tensions between Beijing and Washington.”
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