On March 26, President Xi Jinping attended the special summit of the leaders of the Group of Twenty for the New Crown Pneumonia in Beijing and delivered an important speech entitled "Hand in hand to fight the epidemic and overcome the difficulties".
Diplomatic Idioms | What did Xi Jinping say about the first G20 leader "cloud meeting"?
On the evening of March 26th, Beijing time, history witnessed an unprecedented high-profile "cloud meeting"-a special summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) leaders to cope with the new crown pneumonia.
This is the first time that the G20 has held a leader ’s video summit in more than 20 years since its establishment. It is also the first major multilateral event attended by President Xi Jinping since the outbreak.
The G20 brings together major developed and emerging market economies, with two-thirds of the world's population and nearly 90% of the world's total economy. At present, when the epidemic prevention and control has achieved remarkable results in China, the world is showing a tendency of raging. At a very momentary time, the international community needs to strengthen confidence and help each other. President Xi Jinping's attendance at the summit and an important speech played an important role in working together to curb the spread of the virus.
Introduction of Chinese experience
As we all know, China encountered the first shock wave of the global pandemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, so it became aware of the disease earlier than other countries, accumulated valuable experience in the fight against the epidemic, and provided an effective basis for the global response to the epidemic.
At this meeting, President Xi Jinping introduced how China can use its power across the country to "go through hard work and make great sacrifices" in exchange for a better situation of epidemic prevention and control.
"The Chinese government and the Chinese people are not afraid of danger and always put people's lives and health in the first place. In accordance with the general requirements of firm confidence, mutual help, scientific control, and precise policy, we insist on mobilization for the whole people, joint prevention and control, and transparency. Started a people's war against the epidemic. "President Xi Jinping said.
On January 24th, the medical staff in the critically ill ward of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University cheered together.
The impact of this round of the epidemic on the world economy is increasingly apparent, and China is also working through a series of policy measures to fight the epidemic and resume production and work.
"At present, the situation of China's domestic epidemic prevention and control continues to improve, and the order of production and life is accelerating, but we still cannot relax our vigilance." In the face of such an unprecedented new crown pneumonia pandemic, no one should be taken lightly. President Xi Jinping's remarks not only expressed China's serious attitude in fighting the epidemic, but also provided useful reference for other countries.
Explaining China's plan
The latest data released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States shows that as of 14:00 EST on the 26th, the number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia worldwide has exceeded 500,000. UN Secretary-General Guterres urged G20 leaders to develop a "wartime plan" at a special summit to combat the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
During the video conference, President Xi Jinping expressed China's willingness to share beneficial practices in prevention and control, joint research and development of drugs and vaccines, and pledged to provide assistance within its capacity to countries with epidemic outbreaks.
On March 25th, at the Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy, the third group of members of China ’s anti-epidemic medical expert group took photos with Italian personnel.
At present, the vast majority of members of the G20 are facing the increasing threat of diagnoses, and it is imperative to form an international force to fight the epidemic. In this regard, President Xi Jinping particularly emphasized the need to work together to help developing countries with weak public health systems to improve their response capabilities.
"China has established an online knowledge center for the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, which is open to all countries." China's actions highlight the role of the great powers.
On March 26, President Xi Jinping attended the special summit of the leaders of the Group of Twenty for the New Crown Pneumonia in Beijing and delivered an important speech entitled "Hand in hand to fight the epidemic and overcome the difficulties".
In addition, with the impact of the epidemic on global production and demand, as the world ’s second-largest economy, how China ’s economic policies are heading has caught the eye of the world.
"China will continue to implement a proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy, unswervingly expand reform and opening up, relax market access, continue to optimize the business environment, actively expand imports, and expand foreign investment." The words of President Xi Jinping injected confidence into the world economy facing downward pressure.
China Initiative
What is the situation of the epidemic situation and how to deal with it? At the special summit held at this critical moment, the international community looks forward to listening to Chinese voices.
——In the area of epidemic prevention and control, it is recommended to convene a G20 Health Ministers' Meeting and a high-level meeting on global public health safety; it is recommended that the G20 rely on the World Health Organization to strengthen the sharing of epidemic prevention and control information and promote comprehensive and effective guidelines for prevention and control; Liaison mechanism to improve the emergency response speed of public health emergencies.
——In terms of cooperation in anti-epidemic assistance, it is recommended to launch the G20 Anti-epidemic Assistance Initiative, with the support of the World Health Organization, to strengthen information communication, policy coordination and action coordination.
——In terms of stabilizing the world economy, it is recommended to formulate a G20 action plan, and to make necessary institutional communications and arrangements for the coordination of macro-policy of anti-epidemic in a timely manner.
Such a Chinese initiative is a sublimation and refinement based on Chinese experience and a reasonable extension of the Chinese plan.
On March 26, President Xi Jinping attended the special summit of the leaders of the Group of Twenty for the New Crown Pneumonia in Beijing and delivered an important speech entitled "Hand in hand to fight the epidemic and overcome the difficulties".
We will resolutely fight against the global crowning of new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control, effectively carry out international joint prevention and control, actively support the role of international organizations, and strengthen international macroeconomic policy coordination ... A major initiative is behind China's profound knowledge of being a responsible power Thinking and shouldering history. It was getting dark, and it was already 10:10 in the evening when President Xi Jinping ended the "cloud meeting."
"At this critical moment, we should face challenges and move quickly. I firmly believe that as long as we help each other and watch and help each other, we will be able to completely overcome the epidemic and usher in a better tomorrow for human development!" Said President Xi Jinping.
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