China state media accuses U.S. politicians of spreading 'political virus'

Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China, the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday, as a war of words escalated between the two countries over China's handling of the epidemic.The editorial accused Robert O'Brien, the U.S. national security adviser, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of spreading a "political virus" and using it to put China down.O'Brien said last week that China had reacted slowly to the coronavirus, probably costing the world two mo