China and the United States both supported a draft United Nations Security Council resolution confronting the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday and it was “shocking and regretful” that Washington changed its mind on Friday, a Chinese diplomat said.
A U.S. diplomat refuted the Chinese comment, saying there was no U.S. agreement on the text. For more than six weeks the 15-member council has been trying to agree on a text that ultimately aims to back a March 23 call by U.N.
chief Antonio Guterres for a ceasefire in global conflicts so the world can focus on the pandemic. But talks have been stymied by a stand-off between China and the United States over whether to mention the World Health Organization.