The U.S. and Chinese governments have increasingly turned the novel coronavirus pandemic into a contest over their primacy as the world's leading humanitarian force, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighting U.S. contributions to global aid agencies Tuesday and pushing back on Chinese propaganda
But as the pandemic spreads to the developing world and kills more people in nearly every region, experts say a lack of global coordination has cost the world time, money, and lives, with some saying U.S. leadership has been missing.
But that diplomatic spat seemed to recede in the last week. President Donald Trump largely stopped using the phrase"Chinese virus," saying he didn't"need" to anymore, and during a briefing at the State Department Tuesday, Pompeo didn't use the phrase"Wuhan virus" either, which a State Department official had told ABC News he used to push back on Chinese disinformation.
Senior U.S. officials have also accused the Chinese government of attaching"strings" to their assistance. — Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil March 24, 2020 But other countries have pushed back on Beijing, reporting that Chinese-provided tests or other medical supplies have been defective. The Dutch Health Ministry said over the weekend that 600,000 medical masks from China would not be used and some would be recalled after distribution because they did not fit or work properly.
We have coordinated with U.S. organizations to transport more humanitarian relief to people in Wuhan. Personal protective equipment and other medical supplies donated by these organizations can help save lives in #China and help protect people from the #coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/57SN2TXfLP "In America, we provide aid because we're a generous and noble people. We also do it because we know from prior experiences that [if] we don't have good data, full transparency, and all-out effort to fight pandemics, that can harm Americans back home, too," he said.
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