(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye responds to China's epidemic data, virus source and other issues
China News Agency, Paris, April 20th: Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye was interviewed by French BFM TV station, RMC TV station and radio station on the 20th local time, responding to China's new coronary pneumonia epidemic data, virus source and other issues.
When asked about China's epidemic data, Lu Shaye said that China is transparent and the epidemic data is accurate. Last weekend, China revised the data on Wuhan ’s epidemic cases and deaths, which is the embodiment of information transparency. China has not concealed, and will never conceal. He pointed out that it is an international practice to revise the relevant data, and all countries including France may do so.
Lu Shaye pointed out that on December 30 last year, the Wuhan Municipal Government announced the discovery of unexplained pneumonia cases. From January 3 this year, the World Health Organization regularly notified of the situation of this new infectious disease. On January 12, China detected viral genes The sequence was shared with WHO and other countries in the world, and on January 23, China implemented the closure of Wuhan and Hubei provinces. All countries know what is happening in China, and China has nothing to hide.
Speaking of the laboratory in Wuhan, Lu Shaye said that there are two laboratories in Wuhan, one of which is the P4 laboratory established in cooperation with France. He had visited before its opening. He said that the virus came from wild animals, but not necessarily related to the consumption of wild animals. Scientific research has some results, but no consensus has been reached to prove that the virus infection originated from eating wild animals.
In response to the question of whether the virus leaked from the laboratory, Lu Shaye said that this issue should be listened to by scientists. This is a scientific problem and should be left to the scientists. According to the analysis of scientists, if the virus is leaked from the laboratory, it is possible that the laboratory in China, France or the United States may leak. He said that when it comes to laboratory research procedures, all laboratories have almost the same safety regulations. Why only mention China? He saw a statement from the French Presidential Palace, confirming that there was nothing wrong with Wuhan P4 Lab.
Regarding French President Macron ’s position regarding China in an interview with the Financial Times, Lu Shaye believed that Macron ’s position was distorted by the media. Lu Shaye said that after reading the interview, he did not see that Macron wanted to blame China. Macron only said that countries with different systems could not be compared with each other. Because of different systems, a country cannot know everything that has happened in other countries.
When talking about Sino-French relations, Lu Shaye said that there is no crisis between China and France. Relations between the two countries have developed well, and leaders of both sides have maintained close communication. (Finish)