China's state media are accusing the United States of spreading what they call a "political virus" by shifting the blame while bashing and smearing China amid the global fight against the coronavirus. Without using names, the media accused the Trump administration of initiating a smear campaign against China and described the White House officials responsible as "ugly and unreasonable." U.S.-China blame gameThe blame began when the U.S. accused China of an initial cover-up which slowed the global response to the outbreak. Over the weekend, major Chinese state media including Xinhua News and People's Daily ran new editorials or commentaries that attacked the U.S. government. It only makes the White House politicians who initiated the smearing campaign against China look ugly and unreasonable," it read.

Source: Ethiopian News March 23, 2020 19:07 UTC