US Lawmaker Calls for Global Effort to Counter China’s Virus Disinformation, Coverup

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) during a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 18, 2016. Alex Wong/Getty Images

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is urging the U.S. State Department to work with allies to counter China’s disinformation campaign regarding the CCP virus.

“The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) is carrying out a disinformation campaign in an attempt to transfer blame to the United States and that is exacerbating this dire situation,” McCaul wrote in a March 26 letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.