OREANDA-NEWS. China shipped over 4 billion medical masks to the United States during the spread of the new coronavirus pandemic. This was announced on Wednesday by Chinese Ambassador to the United States Tsui Tiankai in an article for the American media.

At the same time, he again called on the US authorities to abandon the accusations against China regarding the alleged concealment of data on the origin of the coronavirus and the extent of the epidemic. According to Tsui Tiankaya, "China was accused of supplying low-quality medical equipment, but when measures were taken to improve product quality, the country was criticized for stockpiling and delaying the export of this type of product".

However, the ambassador said the facts are that China "made serious efforts" to contain the virus, timely notified the nature of the pandemic, and "shared information with the US".