The relationship between China and the United States is in free fall.
In recent months, the impact of Covid-19 has added to the areas of friction. Among them is the push by the US and its Western allies for a probe into the origins of the coronavirus; with the presumption of Chinese guilt, there is also the move by some governments and lawyers to seek compensation from Beijing - sometimes to the tune of trillions of dollars - for the spread of Covid-19.
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