GOP Senators Urge Biden to Ban Travel from China Over Mystery Illness Outbreak
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Republican senators wrote to President Biden calling for a ban on travel between the US and China due to a mysterious respiratory illness spreading in China.
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The senators criticized China's lack of transparency about public health issues and accused them of lying about crises like COVID-19.
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They argued Biden should not wait for WHO to act given their "deference" to China and that a travel ban now could prevent outbreaks and lockdowns.
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The senators defended Trump's decision to restrict travel from China early in the pandemic as the "right one" despite criticism at the time.
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China's Foreign Minister asserted the illness spike is common globally and under control in China, saying it won't affect China's international interactions.