'I'm convinced China will never cooperate with a serious investigation unless they are made to do so,' Senator Lindsey Graham said.
Senator Lindsey Graham of North Carolina on Tuesday introduced a bill that would allow President Donald Trump to impose sanctions against China if it refuses to comply with an international investigation into the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, Beijing state media has continued to taunt America's allegedly poor handling of the pandemic.
Under the proposed legislation, China would have 60 days to provide a transparent accounting of any coronavirus-related investigation, close all operating wet markets to minimize the risk of zoonotic diseases which can move from human to animal, and release"all pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong that were arrested in the post COVID-19 crackdowns."
Graham, one of Trump's staunchest allies, has echoed the president in blaming China for the outbreak. The senator has also called for Beijing to be held accountable for the damage caused in the U.S. by coronavirus. Chinese officials claim they have been transparent with information about the virus and made all of its research available. China's state-owned Xinhua News agency on Tuesday released an animated propaganda video mocking America's allegedly poor response to the virus., the video depicts the U.S. as the Statue of Liberty while a Chinese warrior is shown wearing a face mask. When the Chinese character brags about building a temporary hospital in ten days, the U.S.
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