The main reason Trump chose to call it the China Virus or Kung Flu was to deflect attention from his own horrible mismanagement of the pandemic in the USA. Racism was always one of his most potent methods. He figured if people blamed China they wouldn't blame him. The virus - and yes it DID come from China, no argument there - went all over the world but just about every country handled it better than the USA. Just compare Canada, which is right next door. Canada was also far from perfect but its infection and death rates are still far better than in the States because in Canada the government did at least not lie about things.