U.S President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not want
to talk to his Chinese counterpart, while hinting on ending the world’s largest
trading relationship, amid rising tensions about the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking in an interview with Fox Business Network, the US
President said he has a “very good relationship” with Chinese President Xi
Jinping, but “right now, he doesn’t want to speak to him.”
“There are many things we could do, we could cut off the
whole relationship.
”I am very disappointed in Beijing for its failure to stop
the virus at the source.
“It was either stupidity, incompetence or it was
deliberate,” he added.
He also reiterated he was not interested in reopening talks
on the phase-one trade deal agreed with Beijing earlier this year, which had
served as a ceasefire in a brewing trade war.
He further stated that the Chinese Government has been
making attempts to steal U.S. research on coronavirus vaccines and treatments.
According to him, the FBI and the Department of Homeland
Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Wednesday had
alerted that hackers linked to the Chinese government were targeting U.S.
organisations working on a virus response.
Speaking also, Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, called on
the Chinese Government to cease the malicious activity of trying to hack the US
organizations working on a virus response.
He said “The United States condemns attempts by cyber actors
and non-traditional collectors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China
(PRC) to steal U.S. intellectual property and data related to COVID-19
research.
“The PRC’s behavior in cyberspace is an extension of its
counterproductive actions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.”
He also accused the Chinese Government of continuing to
silence scientists, journalists, and citizens, while spreading disinformation,
which has exacerbated the dangers of this health crisis.
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