"More and more angry at China": US President Trump says "people can see it, I can feel it"

As Coronavirus cases in United States reached 2,727,853 with 130,122 fatalities, President Donald Trump has said that he is 'more and more angry' at China. Trump has been blaming China for hiding outbreak and potential of Coronavirus. On Wednesday, taking to Twitter, he said that as ugly face of spread of virus unfolds worldwide, he can feel ire against China. Trump said that virus has done 'tremendous' dam to USA, which makes him angry.

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US vs China

US has amped its attack on China after outbreak of pandemic even as negotiations are on to solve trade war between both countries. On Tuesday, soon after Indian government banned 59 Chinese Apps, US designated two Chinese companies- Huawei Techlogies Company and ZTE Corporation as "national security threats". Moreover, US anunced that it will ban defence exports to Hong Kong as China passed controversial Hong Kong national security law.

Amid rising tensions between India and China, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he has spoken with European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers about "provocative military actions" of Chinese Army. He asserted that Washington will make sure it is postured appropriately to counter People's Liberation Army (PLA) in view of threat from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to India, Vietnam and or countries.

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Coronavirus outbreak

China has been facing worldwide criticism after outbreak of vel Coronavirus which has so far claimed 513,913 lives and 10,585,152 people have been infected. It is under scanner for hiding outbreak of COVID-19, with some reports suggesting that infection related to virus may have started as early as in August in China.

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Ar report by US media suggested that COVID-19 virus might have leaked from lab in Wuhan. It claimed that initial transmission of virus was bat-to-human and "patient zero" worked at laboratory where it was being studied - Wuhan Institute of Virology. United States has also called for an investigation on outbreak of virus and has pulled out its funding from World Health Organisation (WHO) for siding with China. 

Even as World Health Organization throughout January, publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to new coronavirus, news ncy AP reported that China significantly delayed release of information about virus. Alleging that UN body sided with China, Donald Trump administration stopped US funding to WHO and since n has been vocal about a thorough investigation of outbreak of virus by China.

Moreover, on Tuesday, a new strain of flu has been identified in China by scientists, as per reports. Scientists say that virus is carried by pigs, but can infect humans and has potential to become a pandemic.  new flu strain is similar to 2009 swine flu, but with some new changes. Called as G4 EA H1N1, scientists say that available flu vaccine might t be able to provide immunity from virus. China has ackwledged this pressure from US, hitting out at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and calling situation a 'Cold War'.

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