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The Guardian view on Trump and coronavirus: endangering American lives Editorial The abject failure of the administration has magnified this crisis. The president is already trying to pass the buck Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage ‘An utter failure of leadership – the lack of will, intelligence, basic competence or even consistency […] More
The US-China coronavirus blame game is undermining diplomacy Michael H Fuchs Tensions are rising, but US and Chinese governments must work together to stem the tide of the pandemic President XI at the Ningbo-Zhoushan port on Monday. ‘Combating the pandemic is exactly the kind of challenge that requires the two nations to come together.’ Photograph: […] More
Officials are cautious but study shows lockdown in Chinese city has halted spread of virus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Wuhan railway station on Saturday, where the first trains arrived after two months of lockdown. Photograph: Héctor Retamal/AFP via Getty Images The first official train to disembark passengers in Wuhan […] More
The Guardian view on China and the US: a stricken world without leaders Editorial This pandemic has highlighted the need for global cooperation, but magnified the failings of the major powers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage ‘Donald Trump spent weeks dismissing concerns and suggested the virus would “disappear” and was “very […] More
Forty million Californians told to remain indoors as US sees cases rise to 14,500 and deaths to 205 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The coronavirus pandemic continued to tighten its grip on the US on Friday, as China reported the second day in a row of no new domestic cases of […] More
The US president has sought to deflect criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic by attacking China and the media over their coverage of it. Speaking at his daily taskforce briefing, Trump accused Beijing of suppressing early information about the spread of the virus in Wuhan, and the media of corruption. ‘They’re siding with […] More
China says US politicians are stigmatizing the country with ‘despicable’ practice of calling the virus ‘Wuhan coronavirus’ and ‘China coronavirus’ Follow live updates on the coronavirus Senior Republican figures are facing backlash over an apparent effort to label Covid-19 as “Chinese coronavirus” – as China accused some US politicians of “disrespecting science” in order to […] More
Marshall Billingslea oversaw Guantánamo detainees’ treatment Trump wants to negotiate new deal with Russia and China The Trump administration has chosen a special envoy for nuclear talks, with the principal task of negotiating a new arms control agreement with Russia and China, according to congressional sources and former officials. Related: US nuclear weapons: first low-yield […] More
