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NewsColony Tom Tugendhat accuses ‘tyrannical’ China of ‘falsifying’ coronavirus death statistics Senior Tory MP Tom Tugendhat today accused the Chinese government of ‘tyranny’ and of ‘falsifying’ its coronavirus death toll statistics in comments which prompted a furious response from Beijing. The Foreign Affairs Select Committee chairman claimed the Chinese state had ‘put the survival of the regime over the interests of the people’ during its response to the outbreak.  But Chen Wen, minister and first staff member of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, hit back and said such accusations are ‘dangerous’ and driven by ‘deep-seated bias’ against China .  A number of Tory MPs, including Mr Tugendhat, have demanded an international investigation into the origins of the outbreak in China.  But Ms Chen said Beijing could not accept such a probe because it is ‘politically motivated’.  Downing Street sources have suggested China faces a ‘reckoning’ after the pandemic with ...