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The anti-China campaign in the United States becomes rampant

The anti-China campaign in the United States becomes rampant

Escalation of arrogance

A propaganda campaign has been ramping up in the media and official circles in the West, accusing China of spreading a coronavirus infection. USA sets the tone. And the deeper the failures of the American mass health system, exposed as the epidemic spreads, accusations against China become all the more absurd.

Range of charges - from "Intentional spread of the virus" to "Concealment of information about the danger of the virus to humans". A natural line for any country to prevent unverified rumors and panic in the event of socially dangerous phenomena and initially unavoidable inevitability of manifestations COVID-19 regarding the method of transmission of the virus to humans are unreasonably blamed on China.

In recent weeks, the anti-Chinese “coronavirus” campaign in the US has become more unbridled. The Trump administration and some members of the race race are looking for ways to claim “material compensation” from China, what do they call “Insufficient initial response to COVID-19”.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt Sues China on behalf of US in April, stated, what because of the virus “Thousands of Missourians were infected, killed and ruined economically ”.

Then Missouri Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill, allowing epidemic victims to sue the CCP directly. The impudence of these antics is, that they encroach on the immunity of the PRC against private claims of US citizens against the Chinese government. If the attempt takes place, US Courts to Decide on Freezing Chinese Government Assets, on the basis of which the Trump administration will be able to impose sanctions against China "For redress from the epidemic".

A few days ago, a number of senators introduced a draft law under the title demonstratively offensive to China, "On the fight against viral infectious diseases of Chinese origin". If the bill is passed, he will give Americans the right to sue the Chinese state for damage, “Caused by COVID-19 to the economy and people's lives”.

Another group of senators, led by Lindsay Graham, introduced a draft law on liability for COVID-19, which gives Trump the power to impose sanctions and travel bans, limit loans from US firms to Chinese enterprises, ban Chinese companies listing on US stock exchanges.

At the same time, the administration is promoting plans to withdraw shares of Chinese companies from 4 billion. Doll., owned by the Federal Council on Pension Charges and Investments.

There are quite ridiculous initiatives. The other day, a certain "American bondholders fund" appealed to the Trump administration for help in paying off 1,6 trillion. Doll. Chinese debt, including interest, which refers to the period ... of the Republic of China (before the formation of the PRC).

Symptomatic, that at first the US accusations against China did not directly affect their bargain. Both sides in February - March confirmed their commitment to the first phase of the trade agreement.. However, as the epidemic situation in the United States worsened, accusations against the PRC became more and more persistent.. Now they have grown into threats to Beijing to cancel the first phase of the trade agreement and stop negotiations on the second phase. During the discussions in the United States, the idea is increasingly heard., that a trade deal with China should not only take into account the elimination of the US trade deficit, but also make up for US damage from the epidemic.

Trump's two-week-old argument is indicative, that he was "very torn" in this matter and "had not yet decided" him. 17 May Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in an interview Washington Examiner reported, that after the suppression of the US epidemic, Trump will decide, what is the best way to get from China “Providing compensation to… in the United States, who suffered ". The US Secretary of State included not only those directly affected by the disease., but those, "Who received economic damage, and damage, which has been inflicted on the American economy ”. President Trump has already been presented with a “series of ideas” on this subject..

As it appears, this psychological campaign sets the stage for Washington’s toughening trade deal, including revision of its first phase.

So far, the participants in trade negotiations in the person of US Trade Representative Lighthizer, Finance Minister Mnuchin and Vice Premier Liu He Continue Contacts and Track Implementation, but it is not clear, whether negotiations are underway for the second and next phases of the transaction.

Since rational arguments have no effect on the United States, China forms new response to anti-Chinese campaign. The nature of the Chinese reaction indicated Global Times. It is about investigating trade relations or property interests in China of those individuals, who filed lawsuits against China (eg, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt), that “Make them the starting point of painful economic countermeasures”. Chinese immigration authorities may restrict the entry of individuals to China as a warning - “It is unacceptable to pump out profits from one country or another and at the same time defame it”. For the same state of Missouri, China is one of the important trading partners.. according to the report, published by the Sino-American Business Council in April, export of goods to China, produced in missouri in 2018 year, supported 12 900 US jobs. Chinese entrepreneurs are one of the largest investors in the state economy..

The adoption of such countermeasures is proposed to correlate with the broader and longer-term interests of US-Chinese relations.. Result, considers Global Times, there may be even more fierce clashes between Beijing and Washington.

A photo: REUTERS/Alexander Drago

Victor PIROZHENKO

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