Summary
Trump's repeated labelling of COVID as the 'Chinese virus' and suspension of WHO funding set the tone for a year of diplomatic deterioration. China expelled US journalists; the US closed China's Houston consulate.
How COVID framing accelerated a pre-existing strategic competition into open hostility.
Analysis of the diplomatic damage and long-term consequences of the COVID origins dispute.
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