China to pay a 'big price' for spreading COVID-19 globally: Trump

US President Donald Trump has warned that China will have to "pay a big price" for spre of coronavirus globally. Less than 50 hours after he returned to White House from a military hospital where he was treated for dely virus, Trump in a video posted on Twitter from Rose Garden outside Oval Office blamed China for global spre of COVID-19 pandemic. dely coronavirus originated from central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year and spre across world, killing 1,054,674 and infecting 36,077,017. US is worst-hit nation with 211,793 deaths and 7,549,429 infections.

"It wasn't your fault that this happened. It was China's fault. And China's going to pay a big price for what y've done to this country. China is going to pay a big price for what y've done to world. This was China's fault. Just remember that," Trump said in video mess.

Though president did t give details of measures, in recent months Trump ministration has initiated several actions against China, including imposing visa restrictions on ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have also been reaching out to ir counterparts across world against China.

Trump, 74, and First Ly Melania Trump, 50, were tested positive for COVID-19 last week. president was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre for treatment, while First Ly remained at White House. After four days, Trump was discharged from hospital on Monday. On Wednesday, House Foreign Affairs Committee released its final report on origins of COVID-19.

" big takeaway should come as surprise: China actively lied to World Health Organisation and did ir best to cover up virus,” Congressman Brian Mast claimed.

"China’s total lack of transparency and mishandling of coronavirus outbreak has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, millions of jobs and left untold ecomic destruction. Sly, this isn’t new behaviour for China. CCP has a long history of manipulation and it's well past time we hold m accountable for ir crimes. Toger, we must ensure that thing like this ever happens again!" he said.

Relations between Washington and Beijing have spiralled downward since outbreak of vel coronavirus. US President Donald Trump has questioned Asian powerhouse's handing of COVID-19. two countries have also sparred over China imposing a new national security law in Hong Kong, restrictions on American journalists, treatment of Uyghurs Muslims and security measures in Tibet.

Meanwhile, Senator Rick Scott in a letter to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has urged to immediately consider and pass his resolution condemning gross human rights violations in China. Underlining that over one million Uyghurs are being held in concentration camps in China and Hong Kong residents are being arrested and denied basic rights y were promised, Scott in his resolution h urged International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move 2022 Games out of China.

Congressman Brett Guthrie, a top Republican on House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, on Wednesday introduced 'Beat China by Harnessing Important, National Airwaves for 5G Act of 2020' or 'Beat CHINA for 5G Act of 2020'.

“ key to faster, expanded internet service is 5G techlogy. Invators across US are working hard to harness this techlogy to provide better internet quality to Americans and we have to get this techlogy before China does.

" Beat CHINA for 5G Act will allow US to access spectrum, a critical resource necessary for internet invation, so we can build this techlogy on our own without depending on Chinese," Guthrie said. 

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