Morning news brief: US on India-China, Biden's remark on Trump, and more

US-China relations -- already strained over the coronavirus pandemic, the situation in Hong Kong and trade -- took a turn for the worse on Wednesday when Washington ordered that Beijing shut its consulate in Houston.

At the event, Biden blasted Trump and "his spread of racism" when a questioner complained of racism surrounding the coronavirus outbreak and mentioned the president referring to it as the "China virus."

"I'm announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into communities plagued by violent crime," Donald Trump said at the White House.

The contract for 100 million doses of the vaccine amounts to a $39 price tag for what is likely to be a two-dose course of treatment.

"As many of you know, Kanye has bi-polar disorder," wrote Kim on Instagram on Wednesday.