Chinese Ambassador: Tom Cotton Claiming Coronavirus Came from Bio Weapons Will Stir Up ‘Xenophobia’

BRENNAN We want to ░░░░░░░░ a closer look at ░░░░░░░░ to contain the now ░░░░░░░░ 37 000 confirmed cases ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus in China where ░░░░░░░░ death toll stands at ░░░░░░░░ least 811 Joining us ░░░░░░░░ talk more about the ░░░░░░░░ is China s ambassador ░░░░░░░░ the U S Welcome ░░░░░░░░ Face the Nation Ambassador ░░░░░░░░ TIANKAI Thank you BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ condolences TIANKAI Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much BRENNAN for these ░░░░░░░░ of fatalities TIANKAI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Why hasn t the ░░░░░░░░ been contained TIANKAI Well ░░░░░░░░ see this is a ░░░░░░░░ virus So virtually very ░░░░░░░░ people knew anything about ░░░░░░░░ at the beginning That ░░░░░░░░ how people are still ░░░░░░░░ to discover more about ░░░░░░░░ virus and how it ░░░░░░░░ people and the channels ░░░░░░░░ infections and trying their ░░░░░░░░ to stop it BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ U S has offered ░░░░░░░░ TIANKAI Yeah BRENNAN to ░░░░░░░░ CDC experts American experts ░░░░░░░░ help out Why does ░░░░░░░░ continue to ignore those ░░░░░░░░ TIANKAI I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s been ignored ░░░░░░░░ of all BRENNAN Well ░░░░░░░░ haven t said yes ░░░░░░░░ Well we we welcome ░░░░░░░░ American expert to participate ░░░░░░░░ our efforts And we ░░░░░░░░ coordinating with the World ░░░░░░░░ Organization because a lot ░░░░░░░░ things are done under ░░░░░░░░ auspices of the World ░░░░░░░░ Organization We certainly welcome ░░░░░░░░ experts to join the ░░░░░░░░ group that the W ░░░░░░░░ O the assembly And ░░░░░░░░ m sure there will ░░░░░░░░ going to China very ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN You expect Americans ░░░░░░░░ be there as part ░░░░░░░░ the W H O ░░░░░░░░ you don t want ░░░░░░░░ CDC there TIANKAI First ░░░░░░░░ all American experts are ░░░░░░░░ the list recommended by ░░░░░░░░ W H O We ░░░░░░░░ respect I think all ░░░░░░░░ us respect the W ░░░░░░░░ O as the most ░░░░░░░░ intergovernmental body in the ░░░░░░░░ and for the U ░░░░░░░░ CDC they have very ░░░░░░░░ regular contact with the ░░░░░░░░ Chinese counterparts the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ And even beyond that ░░░░░░░░ American experts have come ░░░░░░░░ China already on their ░░░░░░░░ individual basis So there ░░░░░░░░ ongoing contacts not only ░░░░░░░░ the two governments but ░░░░░░░░ between the two CDC ░░░░░░░░ and between the academic ░░░░░░░░ and even some American ░░░░░░░░ are also offering help ░░░░░░░░ help BRENNAN Well I ░░░░░░░░ asked the question because ░░░░░░░░ also gets at there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of unknown ░░░░░░░░ a lot of suspicion ░░░░░░░░ of that And in ░░░░░░░░ this week Senator Tom ░░░░░░░░ who sits on the ░░░░░░░░ Intelligence and Armed Services ░░░░░░░░ suggested that the virus ░░░░░░░░ have come from China ░░░░░░░░ biological warfare program That ░░░░░░░░ an extraordinary charge How ░░░░░░░░ you respond to that ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ that a lot is ░░░░░░░░ unknown and our scientists ░░░░░░░░ scientists American scientists scientists ░░░░░░░░ other countries are doing ░░░░░░░░ best to learn more ░░░░░░░░ the virus but it ░░░░░░░░ very harmful It s ░░░░░░░░ dangerous to stir up ░░░░░░░░ rumors and spread them ░░░░░░░░ the people For one ░░░░░░░░ this will create panic ░░░░░░░░ thing that it will ░░░░░░░░ up racial discrimination xenophobia ░░░░░░░░ these things that will ░░░░░░░░ harm our joint efforts ░░░░░░░░ combat the virus Of ░░░░░░░░ there are all kinds ░░░░░░░░ speculation and rumors There ░░░░░░░░ people who are saying ░░░░░░░░ these virus are coming ░░░░░░░░ some some military lab ░░░░░░░░ of China maybe in ░░░░░░░░ United States How how ░░░░░░░░ we believe all these ░░░░░░░░ things BRENNAN You think ░░░░░░░░ s crazy Where did ░░░░░░░░ virus come from TIANKAI ░░░░░░░░ crazy BRENNAN Where did ░░░░░░░░ virus come from TIANKAI ░░░░░░░░ still don t know ░░░░░░░░ It s probably according ░░░░░░░░ some initial outcome of ░░░░░░░░ research probably coming from ░░░░░░░░ animals But we have ░░░░░░░░ to discover more about ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN There has been ░░░░░░░░ outcry on social media ░░░░░░░░ after the death of ░░░░░░░░ Li Wenliang He had ░░░░░░░░ public warnings for weeks ░░░░░░░░ the government acknowledged this ░░░░░░░░ happening In fact authorities ░░░░░░░░ forced him to disavow ░░░░░░░░ he had said previously ░░░░░░░░ turned out to be ░░░░░░░░ The Communist Party of ░░░░░░░░ is now investigating this ░░░░░░░░ TIANKAI Well we are ░░░░░░░░ very saddened about the ░░░░░░░░ of Dr Li He ░░░░░░░░ a good doctor He ░░░░░░░░ a devoted doctor and ░░░░░░░░ did his best to ░░░░░░░░ people s health We ░░░░░░░░ so grateful to him ░░░░░░░░ you see he was ░░░░░░░░ doctor and a doctor ░░░░░░░░ be alarmed by some ░░░░░░░░ cases But as for ░░░░░░░░ government you have to ░░░░░░░░ more You have to ░░░░░░░░ your decisions your announcement ░░░░░░░░ more solid evidence and ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN But do you ░░░░░░░░ silencing him in the ░░░░░░░░ was a mistake TIANKAI ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ tried to silence him ░░░░░░░░ there was certainly a ░░░░░░░░ or people were not ░░░░░░░░ to reach agreement on ░░░░░░░░ exactly the virus is ░░░░░░░░ it is affecting people ░░░░░░░░ there was a process ░░░░░░░░ trying to discover more ░░░░░░░░ learn more about the ░░░░░░░░ Maybe some people reacted ░░░░░░░░ quickly enough Maybe Dr ░░░░░░░░ he perceived some incoming ░░░░░░░░ earlier than others but ░░░░░░░░ is this could happen ░░░░░░░░ but whenever we find ░░░░░░░░ s some shortcoming BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ TIANKAI we ll do ░░░░░░░░ best to correct it ░░░░░░░░ Have Chinese authorities detained ░░░░░░░░ citizen journalist Chen Qiushi ░░░░░░░░ has disappeared and his ░░░░░░░░ revealed a lot of ░░░░░░░░ was happening with this ░░░░░░░░ TIANKAI I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ have not never heard ░░░░░░░░ this guy so I ░░░░░░░░ t have any information ░░░░░░░░ share with you BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ videos are how the ░░░░░░░░ of the world has ░░░░░░░░ some of the images ░░░░░░░░ what s happening I ░░░░░░░░ to also ask you ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State Mike ░░░░░░░░ gave an extraordinary speech ░░░░░░░░ to a a number ░░░░░░░░ governors from all around ░░░░░░░░ United States And he ░░░░░░░░ criticized the Chinese Communist ░░░░░░░░ and he said that ░░░░░░░░ country is targeting states ░░░░░░░░ schools academic institutions to ░░░░░░░░ to figure out how ░░░░░░░░ exploit them What exactly ░░░░░░░░ the intention of the ░░░░░░░░ government Because the secretary ░░░░░░░░ state says it s ░░░░░░░░ good TIANKAI I always ░░░░░░░░ the real foundation of ░░░░░░░░ U S relations is ░░░░░░░░ friendship and mutual understanding ░░░░░░░░ our peoples So this ░░░░░░░░ the root of state ░░░░░░░░ state relations and there ░░░░░░░░ such an infusion among ░░░░░░░░ states cities and towns ░░░░░░░░ ordinary Americans to learn ░░░░░░░░ about China to develop ░░░░░░░░ with Chinese people to ░░░░░░░░ cooperation between our two ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Well he he ░░░░░░░░ TIANKAI I don t ░░░░░░░░ don t think anybody ░░░░░░░░ any reason to guess ░░░░░░░░ will of the people ░░░░░░░░ Well he specifically referenced ░░░░░░░░ camps in Xinjiang He ░░░░░░░░ about American institutions and ░░░░░░░░ investing in surveillance of ░░░░░░░░ minorities Do you want ░░░░░░░░ respond to that point ░░░░░░░░ That s totally wrong ░░░░░░░░ s totally wrong because ░░░░░░░░ core issue in Xinjiang ░░░░░░░░ how to combat terrorism ░░░░░░░░ see some years ago ░░░░░░░░ most recently people in ░░░░░░░░ were victims to rising ░░░░░░░░ terrorist attacks There were ░░░░░░░░ of such attacks hurting ░░░░░░░░ even killing hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ of people So we ░░░░░░░░ to do something to ░░░░░░░░ this threat to the ░░░░░░░░ well being and the ░░░░░░░░ of the people there ░░░░░░░░ Ok TIANKAI So without ░░░░░░░░ efforts now for the ░░░░░░░░ three years BRENNAN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ there has been no ░░░░░░░░ terrorist attack So people ░░░░░░░░ a much better safety ░░░░░░░░ security there And people ░░░░░░░░ happy there BRENNAN All ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador thank you for ░░░░░░░░ your side of the ░░░░░░░░ We will be right ░░░░░░░░ with new numbers from ░░░░░░░░ CBS News Battleground Tracker.”