US-China ties: White House says China covered up COVID-19 cases
Trump administration has ramped up criticism of China, describing ties as ‘disappointing’
The White House has described the US relationship with China as “disappointing and frustrating”, as a rift deepens over the origins of the coronavirus.
President Donald Trump maintains it came from a Chinese lab but Beijing says there is no evidence of that.
Trump has intensified his rhetoric against China recently and some analysts say this is a pre-election gambit.
Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports from the US capital, Washington, DC.
Published On 7 May 2020