U.S. President Donald Trump has recently criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for being too "China-centric" and failing to objectively assess the COVID-19 situation and repeatedly stoked criticism at China as confirmed cases in the U.S. surpassed 842,000. 

However, CNN Monday found that the U.S. president has praised China at least 37 times since January. 

The president changed his tune when he and his government are facing scrutiny over the mistakes they made in dealing with pandemic at the early stage, including downplaying the threat of the pandemic, delaying virus detection and a shortage of testing reagents. 

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Some White House officials have recently accused China of a lack of transparency or withholding information about the outbreak but, according to CNN, the White House's attitude toward China's response to the COVID-19 has changed dramatically. 

Before shifting blame to China, Trump praised China's measures and achievements frequently. Here is a brief timeline how Trump has praised China since January: