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China Defends Its COVID-19 Response, as Trump Postpones Trade Talks

China's COVID-19 response “can stand the test of time and history,” said a Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Wednesday. “China's enormous sacrifice and contribution to the global fight against COVID-19 is there for all to see.” President Donald Trump postponed trade…

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negotiations with China because he regards its handling of the pandemic as “not even thinkable,” he told reporters in Yuma, Arizona, Tuesday. “With what they did to this country and to the world, I don’t want to talk to China right now,” said Trump. Asked if he was going to pull out of the phase one trade deal, Trump responded: “We’ll see what happens.”