The "China virus" under fire

We are now in the middle of a pandemic that has plagued the globe, infecting around 200,000 people and has taken the lives of close to 11,000.  In the midst of all of the chaos and panic, President Trump was recently under fire for a statement he made referring to the novel Coronavirus as the "Chinese virus".   Though this virus did emerge and spread from Wuhan, China, this kind of statement during a time like this seems quite careless.  One problem which this virus brought up was that of xenophobia and racism against Asians in America.  This has become a big problem across the world following the outbreak of Covid-19 but many have shed light upon this issue hoping to correct and educate others on the subject.  I believe that these statements were made out of spite in response to how China withheld information from the world regarding the virus.  Though it may not have been the best way of handling things, I do not believe that these statements were made to promote racism or prejudice towards Asian people across the nation and were the result of carelessness and poor judgment.        

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/politics/donald-trump-china-virus-coronavirus/index.html