FILE – In this March 4, 2019 file photo, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad listens to Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo speak at an event in Johnston, Iowa. The U.S. ambassador to China said Wednesday,
April 15, 2020, that he doesn’t believe Beijing is deliberately blocking exports of personal protective
equipment and medical supplies, adding that the shipment of 1,200 tons of such products to the U.S.
could not have been possible without Chinese support.