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Chinese envoy says Australia betrayed China for US on virus

by Associated Press
| August 26, 2020 12:03 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A senior Chinese diplomat on Wednesday likened Australia’s call for an inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic to the betrayal of Roman dictator Julius Caesar in a Shakespearean tragedy for the benefit of the United States.

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