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WATCH: Pompeo accuses China of disinformation campaign on coronavirus | PBS NewsHour

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is accusing China of an “intentional disinformation campaign” by China on coronavirus, as the United States deals with its own growing outbreak.

In a news briefing Wednesday, Pompeo said China was “the first country to know about the risk to the world from this virus. And they repeatedly delayed sharing that information with the globe.”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang refuted the accusation Monday, saying that China had been transparent and shared information with the U.S. and other countries.

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Source: WATCH: Pompeo accuses China of disinformation campaign on coronavirus | PBS NewsHour