DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Documents obtained by The Associated Press show U.S. diplomats and security officials privately warned the state of Nevada not to use Chinese-made coronavirus test kits donated by the United Arab Emirates.
Nevada ultimately never used any of the donated 250,000 test kits, even after a public relations push just days before by the UAE and a shadowy Emirati company called Group 42 to publicize the donation in April.
Questions remain why the U.S. urged Nevada not to do.
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The State Department now says the tests are not a "threat to safety." President Donald Trump and his administration remain locked in a trade war with China.