Beijing Lashes Out After Trump Refers to Novel Coronavirus as ‘Chinese Virus’

A security guard wearing a face mask at the Imperial Palace as it reopens to the public in Shenyang, China, on March 17, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images

After President Donald Trump called the novel coronavirus the “Chinese virus” in a Twitter post, the Chinese regime lashed out at the United States.

On March 16, Trump posted: “The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!”