parliament U.S. proposal to Beijing to pursue claims for the huge losses caused by the epidemic senator Holly said that since the first day, Chinese government have deliberately lied to the world about the source of the epidemic, knowing the existence of the virus in December 2019, but ordered laboratories to destroy samples and force doctors to remain silent.
The first outbreak of the "Covid-19" virus" from Wuhan, China, ravaged the world, and China`s government has been condemned for concealing the epidemic. The U.S. parliament Senate and Senate introduced two bills Tuesday calling for an investigation into China`s government`s mishandling of the epidemic, and calling on the international community to quantify the damage it has caused to countries and Chinese government for those affected.
Freedom Asia radio reported that banks (Jim Banks), a republican congressman in indiana, and multon (Seth Moulton), a democratic party, had introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on chinese government to be held accountable for early misbehaviour, including the spreading of false information that deliberately concealed the outbreak, refusal to cooperate with international health experts, internal censorship of doctors and journalist, and malicious neglect of minority health, and called on chinese government to publicly deny rumours that the virus originated outside the us or china, and the decision to revoke the expulsion of American journalist, etc.
The resolution also cited data from the university of southampton (University of Southampton) in the uk in early march that the number of infections could be reduced by 66% if china government prevent and control the disease one week earlier and 95% if action is taken three weeks earlier.
"When China Communist Party expand its propaganda and try to blame the United States, we need to let the world know that China government bear the ultimate responsibility for the new crown outbreak ," Banks said. "
On the same day, the Republican federal senator of Missouri, Holly (Josh Hawley), introduced a resolution in the Senate calling on multinational public health officials to launch an international investigation into how Chinese government have exacerbated the global epidemic, as well as economic losses and health injuries to people in the United States and around the world. Also, the bill calls for "quantifying" the damage caused by China`s government practices and for establishing compensation mechanisms.
According to the u.s. national review, holly said in a press release that since the first day, chinese government have deliberately lied to the world about the source of the epidemic, knowing the virus in december 2019, but ordered laboratories to destroy samples and forcing doctors to remain silent.
Freedom Asia radio quoted the u.s. center for Think Tank strategy and international research (CSIS) china expert greeter (Bonnie Glaser) as saying that it is clear that china is now publicizing its positive behaviour and international assistance in combating the epidemic and covering up the facts at the beginning of the epidemic. U.S. parliament and administration officials are trying to provide a panoramic picture of the whole thing, not just the "positive energy" that China government advertised.
The law basis for China`s government to compensate for economic losses does exist, Mr Ge said. But she doesn`t think China will government compensate any country for a penny.
Yang Jianli, founder of the U.S. Washington human rights organization citizen Power, reportedly said Zhao Lijian`s claim the U.S. government and opposition to gather public opinion, although it had no law effect.
On the government level, Mr. Yang pointed out that the U.S. government has always given China government "face ", but now the strategy has change, to hold China accountable for the world disaster caused by the cover-up of the epidemic, which has become a consensus.
A Legal Basis for Claims against Chinese government
Rascal (James Kraska), a professor of law of the sea and policy at the U.S. Naval War College, reported Monday (March 23) that China`s government negligence was definitely "the cause of the Covid-19" virus.
Rascal explained that liability for dereliction of duty could range from local officials in Wuhan to Xi Jinping. China government failing to comply with its law obligations under the Act on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts (Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts) under common State international law. Article 31 of the Act provides that States shall make full reparation for material and moral injury caused by their internationally wrongful acts.
