China has released a cartoon taunting the US for its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The 90-second animation - called "Once Upon a Virus" - uses Lego-like figures to represent the two countries.
Posted online by Xinhua, China’s state news agency, the video shows red curtains opening to reveal a stage featuring a terracotta warrior wearing a face mask and the Statue of Liberty.
The warrior alerts the New York symbol to the worrying spread of a new illness, saying: "We discovered a new virus." In a response echoing comments made by US President Donald Trump, the statue then replies "So what?
It's only a flu." The warrior counts off the grim milestones in China's outbreak and advises the statue to stay at home, only to receive the