U.K. Risks China Spat With Boris Johnson Attack on ‘Demented’ Medicine
- U.K. premier links Covid pandemic to use of bats, pangolins
- China pushes back, says origin tracing is ‘scientific matter’
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson set himself on a collision course with the Chinese government with a thinly veiled attack on traditional medicine, which he said was to blame for the coronavirus pandemic.
The practice of using scales from the endangered pangolin to aid virility is “demented,” Johnson said at a meeting of world leaders focused on protecting nature on Monday.