Individual U.S. officials vilify Chinese anti-epidemic efforts: Foreign Ministry: neither immoral nor responsible
China News Service, Beijing, March 12 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Geng Shuang said at a regular press conference in Beijing on the 12th that the WHO has just announced the new crown pneumonia epidemic as a global epidemic, indicating that it has already Become a common challenge facing all mankind. It is hoped that at this time, some US officials will focus on responding to the epidemic situation and promoting cooperation, instead of "slamming the pot" and "blame" to China, and vilifying the Chinese people's efforts to fight the epidemic. This approach is neither moral nor irresponsible, and it does nothing to prevent or control the outbreak in the United States.
A reporter asked: According to reports, on the 11th, the US President ’s National Security Assistant O'Brien stated that the new crown pneumonia epidemic was not covered in the early stages of the Wuhan outbreak but was covered up, which may take two months for the international community to make. reaction. The United States has done a good job of responding, but China did not handle it right at the beginning. What is China's comment?
Geng Shuang responded that the WHO has just announced the new crown pneumonia epidemic as a global epidemic, indicating that it has become a common challenge facing all mankind. It is hoped that at this time, some US officials will focus on responding to the epidemic situation and promoting cooperation, instead of "slamming the pot" and "blame" to China, and vilifying the Chinese people's efforts to fight the epidemic. This approach is neither moral nor irresponsible, and it does nothing to prevent or control the outbreak in the United States.
Geng Shuang said that the official accused China of "covering" the epidemic, but the international community has publicly stated that China has publicly and transparently released information, identified pathogens in a record short time, and proactively took the initiative to communicate with the World Health Organization and other countries, including the United States. Countries share related viral gene sequences. Not long ago, a WHO expert group, including American experts, came to China for a 9-day inspection, and highly evaluated the transparency of the information displayed by China during the epidemic. I will not comment on whether the US response to the epidemic is open and transparent. But it is clear that some individuals in the United States have turned a blind eye to the high evaluation given to China by the international community.
Geng Shuang said that the official said that the United States and the international community have lagged in responding to the epidemic, and the responsibility lies with China. However, the international community ’s opinion is that China ’s speed of action is large and the scale is rare in the world. effectiveness. It is precisely because of China's strong prevention and control measures and the huge sacrifices made by the Chinese people that it has effectively prevented the spread of the epidemic to other countries in the world and has given precious time for the international community to fight the epidemic. The WHO recently stated that Singapore, South Korea and other countries have made full use of China's precious time for the world and taken necessary prevention and control measures to bring the spread of the epidemic under control. As for whether the United States has effectively used the precious time that China has fought for the world, and the epidemic prevention and control work is not good enough, I will not comment on it. The American people and the international community are watching.
Geng Shuang said that in the face of the epidemic, it is the universal consensus and basic observance of the international community to help each other and overcome difficulties together. It is unconstructive and unpopular to blame and pass on contradictions without reason. There is an old saying in China: "If you do what you want, you can't ask for yourself." We urge individual U.S. officials to respect objective facts and international public opinion. Instead of spending time on attacking and discrediting people, it is better to spend time on preventing and controlling epidemics and strengthening cooperation. (Finish)