Blinken Says Beijing 'Falling Short of the Mark' on COVID

Beijing is still "falling short of the mark" with allowing experts into sites where the novel coronavirus that lead to the worldwide pandemic originated, and the country's lack of transparency is a "profound problem" that must be addressed, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

"The challenge posed by China is as much about some of our own self-inflicted weaknesses as it is about China's emerging strength," Blinken told NBC News' Andrea Mitchell in an interview recorded Sunday.

World Health Organization inspectors have been on the ground in...