Germany blames China for COVID-19, wants £130 billion reparation from Beijing

Germany blames China for COVID-19, wants £130 billion reparation from Beijing

 

Germany blames China for COVID-19, demands £130 billion damages

For their role in ‘mismanaging’ COVID-19 pandemic which has affected the world dangerously badly, Germany is demanding £130 billion as damages from China

Germany just joined the UK, France and the US in a rare attack on China.  Berlin called out Beijing’s responsibility for the global pandemic and even issued a £130bn invoice.

Germany has sparked outrage in China after a major newspaper put together a £130bn invoice that Beijing “owes” Berlin following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Germany has followed France, the UK and the US in directing its coronavirus anger at China, where the virus originated. Recent attacks come amid findings that Beijing appeared to cover up the true scale of the crisis, as the source of the outbreak remains a mystery.

On Saturday, Donald Trump warned that China should face consequences if it was “knowingly responsible” for unleashing the coronavirus pandemic.

President Trump told reporters: “It could have been stopped in China before it started and it wasn’t, and the whole world is suffering because of it.

“If it was a mistake, a mistake is a mistake. But if they were knowingly responsible, then there should be consequences. 

He said the Chinese were “embarrassed” and the question was whether what happened with the coronavirus was “a mistake that got out of control, or was it done deliberately?”

Editorial Chief, Nigerian Bureau

Kings UBA is a Nigerian journalist and writer. I have reported for major local and international news organisations. I write satire. In 2017, I started contributing stories primarily to Discover Africa News Network. I can be reached on editorkingsuba@gmail.com. I currently manage Discover Africa News social media handles