Trump torpedoes G7 pandemic response with racist language
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Trump administration’s insistence on using racist term for COVID-19 G7 torpedoes joint statement
A push by the US State Department to include the phrase “Wuhan virus” in a joint statement with other Group of Seven members following a meeting of foreign ministers on coronavirus on Wednesday was rejected, resulting in separate statements and division in the group.
“What the State Department has suggested is a red line,” a European diplomat said. “You cannot agree with this branding of this virus and trying to communicate this… [more]
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