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April 15, 2020

Hawley bill would allow Americans affected by virus to sue China: 'The kind of accountability we need'

Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Wednesday he is drafting a bill that would set up an international commission to find the truth about the origins of coronavirus while setting up a mechanism for affected Americans to sue the Chinese government for pandemic-related damages.

April 15, 2020

Cotton says China's leadership 'must be made to pay the price' if coronavirus came from Wuhan lab

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told "Hannity" Wednesday that China's leadership "must be made to pay the price" if it is determined that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan laboratory.

April 15, 2020

China may be conducting secret nuclear tests, State Department warns

The State Department is concerned China may be conducting small nuclear tests in secret, possibly violating an international agreement banning such tests, Fox News confirmed Wednesday.

April 15, 2020

Gordon Chang: Coronavirus shows elites 'have been getting it wrong for a long time' about China

Foreign affairs expert Gordon Chang told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday that it is "probable" that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China, not in one of the city's wet markets.

April 15, 2020

2 Wuhan whistleblowers missing months after helping expose coronavirus outbreak, activists say

Amid tightening controls on information in China, two citizen journalists reporting on the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan disappeared in February, according to a report, and months later, activists say the whistleblowers are still missing. Armed with smart phones and social media accounts, non-sanctioned reporters on the outbreak challenged the Communist Party’s tightly policed monopoly on information on an unprecedented scale.

April 15, 2020

Sources believe coronavirus outbreak originated in Wuhan lab as part of China's efforts to compete with US

There is increasing confidence that the COVID-19 outbreak likely originated in a Wuhan laboratory, though not as a bioweapon but as part of China's attempt to demonstrate that its efforts to identify and combat viruses are equal to or greater than the capabilities of the United States, multiple sources who have been briefed on the details of early actions by China's government and seen relevant materials tell Fox News.

April 15, 2020

Pompeo rips China in response to Wuhan lab report: Beijing 'needs to come clean and needs to be accountable'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo repeated his call Wednesday for the Chinese government to "open up" and share the full story of how the coronavirus pandemic began in the city of Wuhan.

April 15, 2020

Cruz slams China as 'a threat to national security and global health'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called Wednesday for China to be held accountable for its role in the coronavirus pandemic, telling "The Story with Martha MacCallum" the virus could have been contained as a "regional outbreak" had Beijing's Communist government acted promptly.

April 15, 2020

Sen. Murphy says Trump, not China or WHO, to blame for US coronavirus crisis

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., accused President Trump Tuesday night of shifting blame for the extent of the coronavirus pandemic onto China and the World Health Organization instead of accepting responsibility.

April 15, 2020

Chinese officials remove crosses from churches amid coronavirus for being 'higher than the national flag'

As China is under fire for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, the Communist government continues its crackdown on Christianity.