Pompeo Says G7 Discussed China’s Coronavirus ‘Disinformation’

Pompeo Says G7 Discussed China’s Coronavirus ‘Disinformation’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives for a news conference on the current state of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2020. Tom Brenner/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The Group of Seven (G7) big economies discussed an “intentional disinformation campaign” by China on the coronavirus in a virtual meeting on March 25, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, adding that the world still needed accurate information on the outbreak from Beijing.

The outbreak began in Wuhan, Hubei Province late last year and Pompeo repeated previous charges that China had delayed sharing information.