US Lawmaker Calls for International Court Trial Against China for Failing to Contain Virus

US Lawmaker Calls for International Court Trial Against China for Failing to Contain Virus
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Capitol Hill on March 27, 2019. York Du/NTD
Frank Fang
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U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) is calling on the State Department to bring a legal case against China at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the regime’s mishandling of the pandemic.

“If China’s leaders hadn’t become embarrassed by the outbreak and tried to cover up its spread, the world may have had a better chance to prepare for this or even contain it in Wuhan or China. Instead, we have a pandemic,” said Banks in an April 8 statement.
Frank Fang
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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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