Chinese diplomacy has chosen to respond to Donald Trump's racist joke. In a meeting in Oklahoma on June 20, the American president described the Covid-19 pandemic as "Kung Flu". A questionable play on words mixing Kung fu (Chinese martial art) and the flu (Flu in English) which did not make Chinese leaders laugh.
The Beijing authorities reminded the US head of state that "China is resolutely opposed to using the origin of the virus for the purpose of stigmatizing" their country.
Washington has chosen to respond to the controversy by pointing to "the media trying to play on the terminology of the virus". White House spokesperson Donald Trump just wanted to "highlight the fact that the virus originated in China as China makes a ridiculous attempt to rewrite history, a ridiculous attempt to blame US soldiers for the coronavirus Said Kayleigh McEnany.