Sinophobia threatens to endanger Biological Weapons Convention

SYDNEY: With the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to Europe and the United States, a bout of Sinophobia seems to have infected the Western media. On March 29, Australia’s “60 Minutes” TV program — that is well known for sensational reporting — broadcast a report that portrayed China as the villain of the Covid-19 pandemic, and just stopped short of calling for war against China.

This reminded me of the propaganda that the Anglo-American media broadcast around the world about alleged “weapons of mass destruction” that Saddam Hussein had, that led to the attack and invasion of Iraq in 2003.