- Title: China's Xi wishes Trump speedy recovery -Chinese state media
- Date: 3rd October 2020
- Summary: ANIMATION (OCTOBER 3, 2020) (CCTV - NO USE CHINA) CHINESE STATE TELEVISION CCTV NEWS BULLETIN STING BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 3, 2020) (CCTV - NO USE CHINA) (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE STATE TELEVISION CCTV ANCHOR LI ZIMENG, SAYING: "Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to U.S. President Donald Trump on October 3 and extended his sympathy to President Trump and his wife for testing positive for COVID-19. In the message, Xi said: 'upon learning that Mr. President and Mrs. Melania are infected with the novel coronavirus, my wife Pend Liyuan and I extend our sympathy and wish you and your wife a speedy recovery."
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- Keywords: COVID-19 Chinese President Xi Jinping U.S. President Donald Trump coronavirus first lady Melania Trump
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA / ANIMATION
- City: BEIJING, CHINA / ANIMATION
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA001CYKNY2V
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- Story Text: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania on Saturday (October 3), wishing them a speedy recovery from the coronavirus, Chinese state television reported.
Trump, who announced early on Friday (October 2) he had contracted COVID-19, was taken to a hospital near Washington later in the day in what the White House called a precautionary measure.
He has sparred with Beijing over its handling of the virus, heightening tensions between the two countries.
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