Did China exploit Covid-19 for nationalistic gain? Us lawmakers seek probe

Since Covid-19 began, there is evidence that China is at work using the pandemic crisis against Americans through cyber-theft and the spread of misinformation, said Congressman Jared Golden

A group of 14 US lawmakers have introduced a bill in the Congress which demands the government to identify, analyse, and combat alleged efforts made by the Chinese government to exploit the Covid-19 pandemic for nationalistic gains.

Introduced by Congressman Jared Golden and co-sponsored by 13 other Congressmen, the 'Preventing China from Exploiting Covid-19 Act' would mandate the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to investigate the ways in which the Chinese government intends to seize on the Covid-19 pandemic to promote its interests on the national stage and evaluate the risks to the United States.

It also asks the DNI to provide