国内英语资讯:Lawsuits demanding Chinas compensation for coronavirus damages totally absurd, experts say
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 4-- <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>' <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sue">sue</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="missteps">missteps</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>" <span word="include">include</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="generals">generals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="states">states</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p><span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Cusack">Cusack</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="politicians">politicians</span>' <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="smokescreen">smokescreen</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> ... <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fog">fog</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distort">distort</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="accountability">accountability</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>."</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="they">they</span> ... <span word="are">are</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="incompetence">incompetence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="Cusack">Cusack</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> "<span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="months">months</span> -- <span word="January">January</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="February">February</span> -- <span word="before">before</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="motion">motion</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="over">over</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="some">some</span> 100 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 21.</p><p><span word="Takakage">Takakage</span> <span word="Fujita">Fujita</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upholding">upholding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Murayama">Murayama</span> <span word="Statement">Statement</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="caseload">caseload</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Buck">Buck</span>-<span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="politicians">politicians</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p>
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