(A closer look at China) Xi Jinping was so "speaking to the world" during the epidemic

China News Agency, Beijing, February 28th: ​​During the war epidemic, Xi Jinping was so "speaking to the world"

Zhong Sanping

13 telephone conversations with foreign leaders, 3 special foreign affairs meetings, 1 reply to foreign friends, and several times emphasized international cooperation in epidemic prevention and control ... For more than a month, while leading his country to fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic, China Supreme Leader Xi Jinping continued to "talk to the world" in various forms, conveying key messages of China's war epidemic, and facing the world's attitude, open, transparent, and frank.

On January 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with World Health Organization Director-General Tan Desai at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo by Sheng Jiapeng of China News Agency

Say confidence

"We are fully confident, capable, and confident to win this fight against epidemic prevention and control." On the 27th, a special meeting was held in Beijing. Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Mongolian President Batturga. , Once again conveying the confidence of China ’s national defense to the epidemic to the world.

In fact, "confidence" has always been a key message that Xi Jinping transmitted to the world during this time.

"China has strong mobilization capabilities, rich experience in responding to public health incidents, and is confident and capable of winning the battle against epidemic prevention and control." Xi Jinping spoke with leaders from countries and regions such as the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Such expressions have appeared many times.

Being in the community of human destiny, the prevention and control of China's epidemic is related to the common future of mankind. Whether China has confidence now is the key to shaping the world's mentality.

"The Chinese nation has experienced a lot of ordeal in the history, but it has never been crushed. Instead, it has become more and more courageous, and has continued to grow and rise from its ordeal." Xi Jinping on the 23rd in an unprecedented video conference call Say.

The 170,000 people attending the conference are intended to lock in the "total victory" goal and make overall plans for China's epidemic prevention and control and economic development. At the meeting, Xi Jinping comprehensively introduced the staged results of prevention and control. Through Chinese and foreign media reports, he conveyed to the world the consistent confidence that China will win the war.

In communication with several foreign leaders, Xi Jinping also responded to the concerns of the international community about China's economic prospects under the epidemic. The new crown pneumonia epidemic will inevitably have a greater impact on China's economy and society. Xi Jinping did not avoid this, but he further emphasized that the fundamentals of China's long-term positive economy have not changed. The impact of the epidemic is short-term and generally controllable of. "We are confident, capable, and confident, not only to overcome the epidemic, but also to minimize the impact of the epidemic and achieve our established economic and social development goals."

As the supreme leader of the world ’s second-largest economy, Xi Jinping ’s statement undoubtedly also eats a “reassurance” for the current world economy.

The more you are in a special period, the more you can realize that "confidence is more precious than gold", which is a certain consensus of human society. In the global effort to prevent and control the spread of the epidemic, China is constantly transmitting these forces of confidence with action.

Say cooperation

"I have always said that mankind is a community of destiny. Fighting epidemics that affect the safety of peoples of all countries, solidarity and cooperation are the most powerful weapon." The attitude of society to strengthen coordination and fight the epidemic together.

In addition, Xi Jinping instructed on January 20 that the epidemic situation information should be released in time to deepen international cooperation. Since then, China has established an external information vocal mechanism for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to regularly report to foreign ambassadors in China, the voice of Chinese diplomats, and the immediate release of data from various channels, making the circulation of authoritative information a weapon to stop the epidemic.

"The Chinese government always releases epidemic information to domestic and foreign countries in a timely, open, transparent and responsible manner, actively responds to the concerns of all parties, and strengthens cooperation with the international community." On January 28, he met with the visiting WHO Director-General Tan. In Desai, Xi Jinping not only reiterated his "strengthening cooperation" attitude, but also "face to face" welcoming WHO's participation in the epidemic prevention and control work.

In terms of strengthening international cooperation, China has adopted a series of proactive approaches, including the rapid sharing of the entire genome sequence of some strains, the development of vaccines and pharmaceutical cooperation, close communication with relevant countries, sharing of epidemic prevention experiences, and coordination of control measures, etc. The measures have been generally recognized by the international community.

During a call with Xi Jinping, several foreign leaders said, "Thank China for its timely response to the new coronavirus infection pneumonia epidemic, maintain openness and transparency, and actively carry out international cooperation." "Take effective measures in time to show a high degree of openness to China Transparency means admiration. "

Observation also noticed that when its own prevention and control achieved certain results, in the face of the trend that the epidemic could spread across the world, China had begun to provide help to the world within its capacity, and some of the measures were even institutional and long-term.

For example, at the China-ASEAN Special Foreign Ministers' Meeting held a few days ago, China proposed to establish a China-ASEAN public health emergency liaison mechanism in the long run, which was agreed by all parties and the relevant content was written into a joint statement.

Recently, Dotonbori Shopping Street, a landmark block in Osaka, Japan, has written a banner in Chinese and Japanese, which says "Stay in Wuhan" and "Come on Wuhan", to encourage China. Photo by Lu Shaowei of China News Agency

Say friendship

This time, Mongolian President Batturga came to China on the first day after Mongolia's traditional festival, the White Moon Festival, to express his condolences and support to China during the epidemic. Prior to this, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen also visited China during the "extraordinary period" at the beginning of the outbreak.

The visit of the two leaders "is a vivid interpretation of China and Mongolia's two neighboring countries watching each other and helping each other" and "represents the unbreakable friendship and mutual trust between China and Cambodia", Xi Jinping said separately when meeting them.

These visits during the special period of China's epidemic prevention and control were not only seen as a true portrayal of "truth and truth," but also a vivid epitome of international support for China's war epidemic.

Since the outbreak, leaders of more than 170 countries and heads of more than 40 international and regional organizations have expressed their condolences and support to China by telephone, letter, and statement.

Countries also support China ’s war-fighting operations in various forms such as donations and materials, all of which embody the spirit of "mountains and rivers in different places, the same wind and moon". On the 27th, at the Great Hall of the People, Batturga also presented to Xi Jinping a certificate of Mongolian donation of 30,000 sheep to the Chinese side to further express the wishes of the Mongolian people. Since the outbreak, Russia, Belarus, South Korea, and other countries have quickly sent special planes to Wuhan for urgently needed medical supplies; Pakistan has sent almost all of its own masks; all sectors of the American society have actively donated medical supplies; Japanese friendly groups have sent materials to China It reads, "Is it without clothes, with the child?" ...

In this regard, Xi Jinping expresses his sincere gratitude to the countries, international organizations and friendly people who have provided various support for China's epidemic prevention and control work.

And through his dense "international call record", such a friendship temperature is further manifested:

"Facts have proved once again that China and Pakistan are true friends who share the same affliction and are good brothers who share the same difficulties."

"The epidemic situation will inevitably temporarily affect the normal personnel exchanges between China and Malaysia, but it will not shake the deep friendship between the two peoples."

"Mr. President came to express his sympathy and support on the phone, and exchanged views with me on deepening bilateral relations, which reflects the friendship of China and South Korea as close neighbors to help each other and help each other."

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Observing during the special period of the epidemic, Xi Jinping's intensive communication with the world is precisely the true portrayal of the Chinese side in adhering to the principle that the epidemic is the devil, and we cannot let the devil hide. In fact, in the same community of destiny, China's close connection with the world has never changed. (Finish)