US summons Chinese envoy over Beijing's coronavirus commentsFILE PHOTO: China's ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai responds to reporters’ questions during an interview with Reuters in Washington, US, November 6, 2018. #ChinaPropaganda” The virus, also called COVID-19, has infected 138,000 people worldwide and killed more than 5,000. Subscribe Now »Despite the signs of tension, US President Donald Trump praised Beijing on Friday for its “data sharing”. Wuhan was ground zero for the outbreak, which the World Health Organisation this week labeled a pandemic. Beijing was criticized for initially attempting to censor some Chinese doctors who sounded an alarm over the virus.

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