'Legend of Hedge Funds' Soros: "US Cannot Cooperate with China to Overcome COVID-19"

▲American billionaire investor George Soros [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Billionaire George Soros, known as the "legend of the hedge fund world," sharply stated that the United States should not cooperate with China regarding the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

In an interview on the 12th (local time) with the German regional daily newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine, Soros said, "President Donald Trump blaming China to hold it responsible for COVID-19 does not help the joint effort to eradicate this virus."

He added, "There are many opinions that we should cooperate with China to overcome this crisis, but I do not agree with that," and "However, we must strive to protect democratic open societies."

CNBC reported that Soros is not someone who has a close cooperative relationship with China.

Soros also said, "We need to find ways to cooperate on issues such as combating climate change and COVID-19."

Soros predicted that the power of Chinese President Xi Jinping would be significantly threatened by COVID-19. He explained, "Many educated Chinese are very angry at the party leadership for hiding the COVID-19 situation for a long time," and "The fact that President Xi can hold lifelong power means he has established a strong position, but conversely, it also means he could become very vulnerable due to COVID-19."

As a prominent anti-Trump figure, Soros also made disparaging remarks about President Trump. He said, "President Trump wants to become a dictator, but the United States is a country with a constitution," and "The weakness of the United States is that the president is Trump." He also said that Trump would self-destruct due to his tendency to exceed expectations.

Meanwhile, Soros has been actively conducting anti-Trump campaigns through the "Open Society Policy Center" he founded. It is known that he has poured about 20 billion won annually into related lobbying efforts.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.