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‘Virus chino’ y expulsión de periodistas: covid-19 reaviva tensiones entre EE. UU. y China

Trump culpa a Pekín por el origen del nuevo coronavirus

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily press briefing on the Coronavirus pandemic situation at the White House on March 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. - The coronavirus outbreak has transformed the US virtually overnight from a place of boundless consumerism to one suddenly constrained by nesting and social distancing.The crisis tests all retailers, leading to temporary store closures at companies like Apple and Nike, manic buying of food staples at supermarkets and big-box stores like Walmart even as many stores remain open for business -- albeit in a weirdly anemic consumer environment. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily press briefing on the Coronavirus pandemic situation at the White House on March 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. - The coronavirus outbreak has transformed the US virtually overnight from a place of boundless consumerism to one suddenly constrained by nesting and social distancing.The crisis tests all retailers, leading to temporary store closures at companies like Apple and Nike, manic buying of food staples at supermarkets and big-box stores like Walmart even as many stores remain open for business -- albeit in a weirdly anemic consumer environment. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla durante la conferencia de prensa diaria sobre la pandemia, en la Casa Blanca, el 17 de marzo del 2020, en Washington. Foto: AFP El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla durante la conferencia de prensa diaria sobre la pandemia, en la Casa Blanca, el 17 de marzo del 2020, en Washington. Foto: AFP (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP)

Washington. Una controversia sobre el coronavirus y una nueva ola de expulsiones de periodistas estadounidenses en China: el tono entre Washington y Pekín se endureció el martes a pesar de la prioridad mundial para combatir la pandemia.

A pesar de la enfurecida protesta de Pekín, el presidente Donald Trump defendió a capa y espada el término "virus chino" para referirse al nuevo coronavirus.

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