Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, on Friday, urged the United States to cooperate with his country to end the pandemic for the sake of reviving the economy and rebooting industrial production.
Zhao said this at a media briefing while commenting on US President Donald Trump’s warning that bilateral ties might be halted over Beijing’s alleged responsibility for unleashing the coronavirus.
“The stable development of U.S.-Chinese relations is in the fundamental interest of people from both countries and is also favourable for global peace and stability,” Zhao said.
“China and the United States should now strengthen cooperation in combating the COVID-19 epidemic in order to defeat the coronavirus as soon as possible, cure patients, resume production, and develop the economy,” he added.
President had earlier threatened during an interview with Fox News that the US might cut all ties with China in light of Beijing’s coronavirus-related policies.
China has consistently denied culpability, explaining that its policies were transparent throughout the outbreak, making reference to the World Health Organisation (WHO) comment that cleared Beijing of any wrongdoing.
Over 87, 000 Americans have died of COVID-19 infections with over 1.4 million cases recorded.
