国际英语资讯:Commentary: Shifting blame cannot hide U.S. failure in response to COVID-19
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="over">over</span> 1.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="of">of</span> 88,230. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="shirking">shirking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="media">media</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="War">War</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reflecting">reflecting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="blame">blame</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="ungrounded">ungrounded</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="reparations">reparations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Lies">Lies</span> <span word="evaporate">evaporate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>' <span word="failures">failures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="March">March</span> 13, 70 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="notified">notified</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 3, 40 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 2 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> 14 <span word="days">days</span>.</p>
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