Tension Escalates As China Blasts Trump Over Vaccine Reseach Theft

'Dotun Akintomide
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Global Times, the megaphone of the Chinese ruling party has lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump administration, suggesting it has gone cranky.

The stinging rebuke followed new accusation by FBI and CISA that China is attempting to steal COVID-19 vaccine research data.

It came by way of an opinion piece by the journalist Li Qingqing.
On Tuesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned company executives that Beijing was using “cyber actors and non-traditional collectors” to access intellectual property and health data related to coronavirus vaccines and treatments.

The security agencies advised the companies to beef up their cyber security, as well as scanning web applications for unauthorised access, modifications or anomalous activities.

However, The Global Times, furiously dismissed these allegations saying the US lacked “substantial evidence to support the accusation”.

In the editorial, Mr Qingqing claimed that the US President was desperate to deflect blame for his own incompetent handling of the health crisis in the US.

He wrote: “The despicable war of words is a publicity stunt by certain crank politicians.

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