Spokesman says China is 'victim of Covid-19, not perpetrator'

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. - AP

BEIJING (Xinhua): A Chinese spokesman on Monday (April 20) denounced some US politicians claiming to sue the Chinese side for causing the global spread of Covid-19, and asked them to stop attacking and blaming China for nothing.

"The virus is a common enemy to all mankind and may strike anytime, anywhere. Like other countries, China is also a victim, not a perpetrator, even less an accomplice of Covid-19," Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a press briefing.