Trump accuses China of unleashing 'plague'

By Michelle Nichols and Steve Holland
Updated September 23 2020 - 8:26am, first published 8:23am
US President Donald Trump has recorded a speech for delivery remotely to the UN General Assembly.
US President Donald Trump has recorded a speech for delivery remotely to the UN General Assembly.

US President Donald Trump has told the United Nations General Assembly that China must be held accountable for having "unleashed" COVID-19 on the world, prompting Beijing to accuse him of "lies" and abusing the UN platform to provoke confrontation.

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