Chinese authorities consider the actions of the United States in the international arena destructive, since they “impede the international fight against coronavirus.” This was announced on Sunday by the Chinese Embassy in Washington in response to criticism of the White House about the effectiveness of the work of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Wuhan, China, Pledge Times reported.

“In recent years, the United States has taken actions that have had a major destructive effect on the workings of the WHO multilateral mechanism. Washington has created significant obstacles to international cooperation in the fight against coronavirus,” the statement said.

According to diplomats, Beijing hopes that the US will “take a responsible and transparent position” and “take real steps” to support the overall response to the pandemic.

Earlier on Saturday, US National Security Assistant Jake Sullivan said Washington is insisting that China provide data on the spread of the coronavirus from the earliest days of the outbreak.

According to him, the US authorities are concerned about “how the data is presented” in the WHO investigation in Wuhan, and have questions about “how they were obtained.”

Washington demanded an “independent report” that would “be based on the findings of experts and not be subject to interference from the Chinese authorities.”