US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will “certainly” look into the recently introduced legislation that authorizes him to sanction China if it fails to cooperate and provide a full accounting of the events leading to the coronavirus outbreak.
“I respect US Senator Lindsey Graham and I will certainly look at it. The bill to sanction China, I will certainly take a look at it. I have not seen it yet,” Trump told reporters at a White House event on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, several Republicans senators including Graham had introduced legislation authorizing the US President to impose sanctions on China if it fails to cooperate and provide a full accounting of the events leading to the coronavirus outbreak.
China on Wednesday strongly protested the bill aimed at imposing sanctions against Beijing over the Covid-19 pandemic.
“This act sponsored by several US lawmakers shows no respect for facts. By pushing for investigations based on the presumption of guilt, it is meant to shirk responsibility for the US fumbling response to China. This is highly immoral. We are firmly opposed to it,” Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Zhao Lijian said.