Xi assures Trump virus will not hobble long-term development
China’s assurances come amid outcry over death of doctor who warned of a new SARS-like coronavirus
07 February 2020 - 10:36
Beijing/Shanghai — Chinese President Xi Jinping assured his US counterpart on Friday that China was doing all it can to contain a new coronavirus that has killed almost 640 people, including a doctor who sounded the alarm only to be threatened by police.
China was gradually achieving results and was confident it could defeat the epidemic with no long-term consequences for economic development, Xi told President Donald Trump in a telephone call, according to state television...
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