Heritage’s Olivia Enos: Expect the U.S. To Hold China Accountable for Coronavirus Cover-up

SCOTT An authoritative new ░░░░░░░░ says it is highly ░░░░░░░░ that the coronavirus came ░░░░░░░░ animals in the Wuhan ░░░░░░░░ market And reports suggest ░░░░░░░░ is trying to hack ░░░░░░░░ vaccine research here at ░░░░░░░░ causing some Americans to ░░░░░░░░ about the impact the ░░░░░░░░ Communist Party could have ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ Here is Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pompeo earlier today ░░░░░░░░ Fox News Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ China s efforts to ░░░░░░░░ their wealth state owned ░░░░░░░░ and their authoritarian regime ░░░░░░░░ Africa in the straits ░░░░░░░░ sea lanes all around ░░░░░░░░ world present a real ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ America and to free ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends SCOTT Joining ░░░░░░░░ now Olivia Enos with ░░░░░░░░ Heritage Foundation Asian Studies ░░░░░░░░ Olivia thanks very much ░░░░░░░░ being with us The ░░░░░░░░ government lied about the ░░░░░░░░ or the timeline of ░░░░░░░░ coronavirus It has made ░░░░░░░░ who were whistleblowers about ░░░░░░░░ virus even doctors disappear ░░░░░░░░ country seems to be ░░░░░░░░ to hide something does ░░░░░░░░ not ENOS Well Jon ░░░░░░░░ are many things that ░░░░░░░░ don t know about ░░░░░░░░ origins of the virus ░░░░░░░░ example But what we ░░░░░░░░ know is that what ░░░░░░░░ does internally silencing whistleblowers ░░░░░░░░ disappearing citizen journalists and ░░░░░░░░ the facts like not ░░░░░░░░ accurate death and infection ░░░░░░░░ isn t just an ░░░░░░░░ matter What we know ░░░░░░░░ that China s failure ░░░░░░░░ disclose key information at ░░░░░░░░ moments made it so ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ was less prepared for ░░░░░░░░ COVID 19 So knowing ░░░░░░░░ we do know the ░░░░░░░░ S really needs to ░░░░░░░░ the lead in pressing ░░░░░░░░ transparency in China and ░░░░░░░░ for an independent apolitical ░░░░░░░░ investigation into how the ░░░░░░░░ Communist Party mishandled the ░░░░░░░░ response And I think ░░░░░░░░ means not just looking ░░░░░░░░ the facts of what ░░░░░░░░ happened but actually identifying ░░░░░░░░ and entities within the ░░░░░░░░ Communist Party and beyond ░░░░░░░░ are responsible for this ░░░░░░░░ human rights violations as ░░░░░░░░ as for the cover ░░░░░░░░ SCOTT Congressman Doug Collins ░░░░░░░░ of Georgia is authoring ░░░░░░░░ that would allow China ░░░░░░░░ be sanctioned and have ░░░░░░░░ of its assets in ░░░░░░░░ country frozen I want ░░░░░░░░ to hear what he ░░░░░░░░ to say and then ░░░░░░░░ ll ask your opinion ░░░░░░░░ is Congressman Collins Clip ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS this time China ░░░░░░░░ if they want to ░░░░░░░░ a world economic power ░░░░░░░░ also have to be ░░░░░░░░ responsible economic power They ░░░░░░░░ t treat the world ░░░░░░░░ they treat their citizens ░░░░░░░░ is to keep them ░░░░░░░░ oppression and make them ░░░░░░░░ every bit of communist ░░░░░░░░ that they want to ░░░░░░░░ And what we re ░░░░░░░░ to do is say ░░░░░░░░ you want to actually ░░░░░░░░ a part of the ░░░░░░░░ you need to be ░░░░░░░░ there and give a ░░░░░░░░ accounting an international accounting ░░░░░░░░ what you did and ░░░░░░░░ you did not do ░░░░░░░░ ll give the President ░░░░░░░░ way to sanction Clip ░░░░░░░░ SCOTT What do you ░░░░░░░░ about sanctioning and maybe ░░░░░░░░ Chinese assets ENOS I ░░░░░░░░ that it is highly ░░░░░░░░ likely that there will ░░░░░░░░ sanctioning as a consequence ░░░░░░░░ the ways that the ░░░░░░░░ Communist Party mishandled the ░░░░░░░░ cover up I think ░░░░░░░░ already have some authorities ░░░░░░░░ the books For example ░░░░░░░░ Magnitsky sanctions which enables ░░░░░░░░ U S Treasury to ░░░░░░░░ individuals and entities for ░░░░░░░░ human rights violations like ░░░░░░░░ silencing of Dr Li ░░░░░░░░ the whistleblower who is ░░░░░░░░ infamous for sharing first ░░░░░░░░ COVID 19 But I ░░░░░░░░ that there may be ░░░░░░░░ other sanctions worth exploring ░░░░░░░░ at how we target ░░░░░░░░ individuals who did not ░░░░░░░░ the facts who in ░░░░░░░░ made it so that ░░░░░░░░ reported to the World ░░░░░░░░ Organization that COVID 19 ░░░░░░░░ not transmissible from human ░░░░░░░░ human despite having witnessed ░░░░░░░░ human to human transmission ░░░░░░░░ of China So I ░░░░░░░░ there s a real ░░░░░░░░ to press for this ░░░░░░░░ to call in other ░░░░░░░░ from around the world ░░░░░░░░ stakeholders for example like ░░░░░░░░ that s already calling ░░░░░░░░ an investigation as well ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan which we know ░░░░░░░░ done a fantastic job ░░░░░░░░ a government responding to ░░░░░░░░ outbreak within their own ░░░░░░░░ SCOTT Just as we ░░░░░░░░ up here Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pompeo put out ░░░░░░░░ statement today saying that ░░░░░░░░ has come to his ░░░░░░░░ that China is threatening ░░░░░░░░ work of American journalists ░░░░░░░░ out of Hong Kong ░░░░░░░░ government seems very threatened ░░░░░░░░ is lashing out in ░░░░░░░░ very frightening ways Olivia ░░░░░░░░ from The Heritage Foundation ░░░░░░░░ you ENOS Thank you ░░░░░░░░ having me.”