China rejected US President Donald Trump\u2019s accusations on the UN stage that it had \u201cunleashed\u201d coronavirus on the world.<\/p>\n
Rebuffing Trump\u2019s call for China to be held accountable for the pandemic, Zhang Jun, Beijing\u2019s ambassador to the UN, said: \u201cChina resolutely rejects the baseless accusations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier, Trump, reiterating widely rejected claims that seem designed to win over conservative US voters ahead of November\u2019s presidential election, branded COVID-19 \u201cthe Chinese virus\u201d in his address to the 75th UN General Assembly, held virtually due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n
In his own address to the UN General Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping told urged UN member-states to avoid \u201cpoliticization\u201d of the virus, saying: \u201cWe humans are battling COVID-19. People of different countries have come together, demonstrating courage, resolve and compassion. The virus will be defeated. Humanity will win this battle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Xi added: \u201cWe should see each other as members of the same big family, pursue win-win cooperation, and rise above ideological disputes and do not fall into the trap of \u2018clash of civilizations\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
He called COVID-19 the major \u201ctest of the governance capacity of countries\u201d and \u201calso a test of the global governance system. We should stay true to multilateralism and safeguard the international system with the UN at its core.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cChina is the largest developing country in the world\u2026 A country that is committed to peaceful, open, cooperative and common development. We will never seek hegemony, expansion, or sphere of influence. We have no intention to fight either a Cold War or a hot war with any country,\u201d Xi added.<\/p>\n
He said that China will continue to \u201cnarrow differences and resolve disputes with others through dialogue and negotiation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not seek to develop only ourselves or engage in zero-sum game. We will not pursue development behind closed doors,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Xi also announced $50 million in additional funds to the UN COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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