China targets US coronavirus response

China is fighting back against calls for an investigation into its role in global coronavirus pandemic, citing faults with U.S. response to outbreak and calling for Washington itself to mit error.

We hope U.S. will respond to people's concern from U.S. and international community. Perhaps World Health Organization can also be invited in to assist in investigation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a daily briefing on Monday.

President Donald Trump says he is suspending payments to WHO, of which U.S. is largest funder, saying it has responded weakly to pandemic and shown a pro-China bias.

China, where virus was first detected late last year, has strenuously denied accusations from U.S. and ors that it suppressed information about outbreak, allowing it to spre far wider than it might have, and delaying responses from or countries.

Also Monday, official Xinhua News ncy ran a commentary accusing U.S. Republican politicians of seeking to gain political points by attacking China over pandemic.

U.S. conservatives' moves to cover up ir own failures by shifting blame and public attention will only harm those still struggling in pandemic and render global fight much harder, Xinhua said.