Beijing Lashes Out as Congress Seeks to Empower Trump to Sanction China Over Pandemic

Beijing Lashes Out as Congress Seeks to Empower Trump to Sanction China Over Pandemic
Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 27, 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Frank Fang
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Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) has introduced a measure that would give President Donald Trump the power to impose sanctions on China if Beijing fails to cooperate with a full investigation into what led to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The Chinese Communist regime’s coverup of the coronavirus outbreak cost hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide and caused unfathomable harm to the global economy, and they must be held accountable,” Collins said in a May 13 statement from his office.
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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