BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet calling the coronavirus a “Chinese virus” smears China and said Beijing strongly opposes Trump’s usage of the words.
Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters during a daily briefing that the U.S. should first take care of its own matters.
Reporting by Yew Lun Tian; writing by Se Young Lee; Editing by Christian Schmollinger
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