China News Service, March 9. According to the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson's Office", Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on the 9th that the Chinese government has not set any trade control measures for the export of masks and raw materials for production. China is willing to provide medical protection materials such as masks to relevant countries while overcoming its own difficulties.

At a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 9, a reporter said that in order to support the South Korean government and people in fighting the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Chinese government has decided to provide South Korea with 100,000 N95 masks, 1 million medical surgical masks, 10,000 sets of medical protective clothing and other batches of anti-epidemic aids, and is willing to provide South Korea with 50,000 test reagents. However, some foreign media previously reported that China banned the export of medical masks and raw materials required for the production of masks due to the epidemic situation, which is very different from the aforementioned measures of China.

Geng Shuang responded that the Chinese embassy in South Korea has released news about China providing 1.1 million masks and other anti-epidemic aid to the South Korean side. According to its understanding, the first batch of aid materials will soon arrive in South Korea. We have noticed that this kind action of the Chinese side has aroused positive and enthusiastic responses from all walks of life in Korean society.

In addition, in addition to the central government level, many local governments and enterprises in China have recently expressed their condolences and support to the South Korean side, and actively provided anti-epidemic materials assistance to the best of their ability. Geng Shuang introduced: As of March 8, local governments in Shanghai, Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Jilin have donated a number of epidemic prevention materials to the Korean side through channels such as Youcheng. In addition, Anhui, Jiangsu, Henan and other places are also preparing to donate anti-epidemic materials to the South Korean side.

Geng Shuang said that since the outbreak, the South Korean government and all walks of life have provided strong support and assistance to China in fighting the epidemic, and China is grateful for this. China and South Korea are close neighbors. When facing difficulties and challenges, they should watch and help each other. We are willing to continue to strengthen communication and cooperation in information and experience sharing, joint prevention, and control in the spirit of mutual assistance and mutual help to overcome the difficulties in the spirit of mutual assistance and mutual help, so as to strive for an early victory over the epidemic.

Regarding the export of medical masks and raw materials required for the production of masks, Geng Shuang responded that before this, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce had made a clarification and made it clear that the Chinese government had not set any trade control measures for the export of masks and their raw materials. Carry out related trade. At the same time, due to the need for epidemic prevention and control and large-scale resumption of production, China's domestic mask demand is still at a high level and there is a gap in supply. At this stage, countries will indeed face certain difficulties in purchasing masks from China. "But the epidemic is ruthless. China is willing to provide medical protection materials such as masks to relevant countries while overcoming its own difficulties, to support countries in fighting the epidemic, to work together to win the epidemic prevention and control fight."