18 State Attorneys General Urge Congress to Investigate Beijing’s Pandemic Coverup

18 State Attorneys General Urge Congress to Investigate Beijing’s Pandemic Coverup
This photo taken on May 6, 2020 shows volunteers spraying disinfectant at a market as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as it prepares to reopen in the border city of Suifenhe in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Cathy He
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Attorneys general for 18 U.S. states have urged congressional leaders to investigate the Chinese regime’s role in the global spread of the CCP virus—the latest bid in a mounting campaign to hold Beijing accountable for the pandemic.

The letter, which is dated May 9 and addressed to bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate as well as leaders of the House and Senate Foreign Affairs committees, urged the lawmakers to open hearings into the matter. The state officials also accused the Chinese regime of “layers of deceit” in its coverup of the outbreak, resulting in a pandemic that has “wreaked havoc” on the United States.
Cathy He
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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