Coronavirus: White House "disappointed" with Beijing's lack of transparency

The White House deplored on Thursday the lack of transparency of Beijing on the new coronavirus, judging that it made difficult the analysis of the situation and the risks. " We are a little disappointed with the lack of transparency on the part of the Chinese, " said Larry Kudlow, economic advisor to Donald Trump, in an exchange with journalists.

Read also: Xi Jinping weakened by the coronavirus crisis

A week ago, US President Donald Trump praised, after a telephone exchange with his counterpart Xi Jinping, " the very professional work " of the Chinese authorities in the face of the epidemic which officially made more than 1,300 dead. " President Xi has assured President Trump that China is in charge, that they will be open and that they will accept our help, " said Kudlow, lamenting that this is not the case.

" Is the Politburo really honest with us? He asked, in a reference to the governing body of the Chinese Communist Party. Asked about the impact on the US economy of this Covid-19 epidemic, he said it would be " minimal " but stressed that it was a factor of " uncertainty ". " If we do not have good information from China, it is very difficult for us to make a credible assessment ," he said.