Wednesday, May 20, 2020

American media undercutting Trump's tense battle with China

It's not trouble enough that President Trump is engaged in a tense, multifront struggle with China.

Even conceding the American media's hatred of Trump, you might assume the deaths and devastation caused by the coronavirus would at least lead them to view China's denials of any wrongdoing with suspicion.

None is more critical for our nation's security than his willingness to confront China - despite media backstabbing.

Trump concludes his four-page letter with a demand that the organization begin to reform itself within 30 days and demonstrate its independence from China.

American taxpayers gave nearly $900 million to the organization during 2018 and 2019, 10 times more than China's $86 million.

Although the membership passed a resolution Tuesday creating an "Impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation" into the world response to the virus, including by the WHO, the likelihood that it will find China or the organization guilty of serious misconduct is small.

At the same time, The Wall Street Journal in a Tuesday report showed that China is ready to use the stick as well as the carrot.

https://nypost.com/2020/05/19/american-media-undercutting-trumps-tense-battle-with-china-goodwin/

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