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On Sept 22, 2020, US President Donald Trump gave a combative address to the UN General Assembly referring to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as the “China virus”. He demanded that China was held accountable for “unleash[ing] this plague onto the world”. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who addressed the General Assembly after Trump, urged nations affected by COVID-19 to “follow the guidance of science...and launch a joint international response to beat this pandemic”. He added that “any attempt of politicising the issue or stigmatisation must be rejected”. 9 days later, Trump tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
Source: The Lancet - China's successful control of COVID-19
Does the phrase "any attempt of politicising the issue or stigmatisation must be rejected" refer to "any attempt of politicising the issue or stigmatisation (of this issue/of any country) must be rejected"? The problem in understanding is stigmatisation (of what) - of this issue or of any country, or something else?
Source: The Lancet - China's successful control of COVID-19
Does the phrase "any attempt of politicising the issue or stigmatisation must be rejected" refer to "any attempt of politicising the issue or stigmatisation (of this issue/of any country) must be rejected"? The problem in understanding is stigmatisation (of what) - of this issue or of any country, or something else?