With more than 4.7 million cases globally and some 300,000 deaths, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the World Health Organization’s annual assembly he supports a comprehensive review of the coronavirus pandemic. 

President Xi also pledged $2 billion U.S. dollars to help fight COVID-19 and said when a vaccine is ready it will be made a “global public good.”

More than 120 countries backed a draft resolution calling for an inquiry into the origins of COVID-19.

The resolution doesn’t specifically name China, but for weeks now, the United States has accused China of suppressing information.

President Xi defended his country’s actions saying China has acted with openness, transparency, and responsibility.

To discuss all of this:

• Qinduo Xu is a senior fellow with the Pangoal Institution and the host of CGTN’s Dialogue Weekend.
• Arthur Dong is a professor with the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
• John Sitilides is a geopolitical strategist and consultant to the U.S. State Department.
• Nathan King is CGTN’s White House correspondent.

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In a phone call with his South African counterpart, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the international community to step up support for Africa's fight against #COVID19 & participate in the initiative endorsed by the G20 to suspend debt service payments for poorest countries pic.twitter.com/jxzZATmCsr

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) May 15, 2020

As the #coronaivirus pandemic continues in the U.S. – the Trump White House is spending it’s energy around politics of the crisis instead of science.

This First Voice commentary breaks down how dangerous this has been for the country.https://t.co/HfbNzLuds1

— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) May 18, 2020