27 Apr: Daily Mail: Bill Gates defends China’s coronavirus response: Billionaire says Beijing ‘did a lot of things right’ at the start of the pandemic and claims criticism of the Communist Party is a ‘distraction’
•Microsoft co-founder pushed back against criticism of China in CNN interview
•US handled COVID-19 response ‘particularly poorly’ compared to others, he said
•Gates said criticism of China over coronavirus outbreak was a ‘distraction’
•He also defended World Health Organization as a ‘phenomenal’ agency
•Republicans have accused China of not being transparent about origins of virus
•Trump this month announced US would halt funding to the UN-run WHO
•Decision to halt funding was blasted by Gates’ wife, Melinda Gates
•Gates’ foundation is second largest donor to WHO behind the United States
by Ariel Zilber
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8259591/Now-not-time-Bill-Gates-defends-China-coronavirus-response.html