President Donald Trump is calling the coronavirus the "Chinese Virus."

This label is racially offensive and inaccurately depicts the global nature of the threat, but the more Trump's handling of the public health emergency is criticized and the more the economy falters, the more the U.S. president tries to shift the blame.

On-camera reporter: Zhu Danni

Scriptwriters: Zhu Danni

Video editors: Zhu Danni, Qi Jianqiang, Chen Haomin

Filmed by Qi Jianqiang

Chief editor: Wang Xin

Producer: Wen Yaru

Director: Zhang Shilei

Supervisor: Fan Yun