At 8 pm on March 26, 2020, Beijing time, a historical moment destined to be recorded in the G20 history books.

Chinese 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". This is the first video summit held in the history of G20 and the first major international event since the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

Born to cope with crises and change for the better. In the context of the accelerated spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and the urgent need for global cooperation to fight the epidemic, what special signals were released?

Special changes for the special summit

First, the conference name changed. In previous G20 related reports, the expression of "special summit" is extremely rare.

Whether it was run at the beginning of the meeting mechanism of the Minister of Finance and the central bank, or promoted to a summit of leaders after the international financial crisis in 2008, the G20 summit has always been named before the name of the year, sequence or place. The word "special".

Xi Jinping emphasized that at present, the epidemic is spreading globally. What the international community needs most is firm confidence, concerted efforts, and united response to join hands to win this human struggle against major infectious diseases. An extraordinary meeting is held during an extraordinary period, and the name "Special Summit" contains the special expectations of the international community.

Second, the format of the meeting changed. The G20 summit has never been held in video.

Past G20 summits usually take months to prepare. At the video summit, leaders of the G20 and leaders of participating international organizations crossed different time zones and chose to “online” exchanges, heading directly to themes and issues, scientific epidemic prevention, and efficient communication. It took just over an hour to complete the meeting agenda and reach a consensus statement.

Again, the members changed. This also gave special meaning to this special "gathering."

As Xi Jinping said, major infectious diseases are the enemy of all mankind. The unprecedented pandemic of new coronary pneumonia is a profound sign of global ties. The G20 special summit once again confirmed the profound connotation of "Community of Human Destiny".

Special issues in special times

The Group of Twenty, established in 1999, has brought new momentum and opportunities to the international community to work together to respond to the economic crisis and promote global governance. Its member population accounts for two-thirds of the world's population, and its GDP accounts for about 86% of the world's total. It has played an important role in responding to the international financial crisis. Facing this crisis, the G20's appeal and influence are highly anticipated.

In the face of multiple outbreaks worldwide, coordination and cooperation are urgently needed at the international level. At the same time, the global economy is facing huge challenges. Among the special topics of the special summit, the outbreak and the economy became "key words."

For more than two-thirds of the world's population, Xi Jinping issued a China initiative: "At this critical moment, we should face challenges and move quickly."

The summit passed a statement, sending a positive signal to the members of the Group of Twenty to respond to the epidemic challenge and maintain the stability of the world economy: protecting lives; protecting people's work and income; rebuilding confidence, maintaining financial stability, restoring and achieving a stronger Growth; minimizing disruptions to trade and global supply chains; providing assistance to all countries in need; coordinating public health and fiscal measures.

"Overcoming epidemics related to the safety and security of people of all countries, solidarity and cooperation are the most powerful weapon." This is the consensus reached by the international community, and it is also the attitude of China repeatedly announced by Xi Jinping.

Special Response to Special Crisis

The new crown pneumonia epidemic is spreading globally and has reached 200 countries and regions. According to WHO data, as of 17:00 Beijing time on the 27th, 509,164 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide, more than 500,000. Among them, from 100,000 to 200,000 cases, it took 11 days; from 200,000 to 300,000 cases, it took 4 days; from 300,000 to 400,000 cases, it took only 3 days.

"The virus knows no borders. The epidemic is our common enemy." At present, countries and regions can no longer independently resolve this crisis. In the face of "common enemies", the G-20's convening in the form of a special summit of leaders is undoubtedly of great significance.

At the beginning of the "epidemic" in China's war, Xi Jinping put forward the general requirements of a 16-character policy of "firm confidence, mutual aid, scientific control, and precise policy" to direct the nationwide people to "epidemic". At the special summit meeting of the leaders of the Group of Twenty for the New Crown Pneumonia, Xi Jinping advocated "firm confidence, concerted efforts, united response, comprehensive strengthening of international cooperation, and a strong joint force to overcome the epidemic."

"Confidence" and "unity" are the magic weapon for the Chinese people to cope with the epidemic. In the face of the global epidemic, Xi Jinping also advocates "firm confidence" and "united response".

"The public health crisis is a common challenge facing humankind, and solidarity and cooperation are the most powerful weapons."

"Humanity is a community of destiny, and only by working together can we meet the challenges of global risks."

"Only by working together and responding together can the international community overcome the epidemic and safeguard the common home of mankind."

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, President Xi has frequently mentioned the word "solidarity" in foreign affairs interactions such as 4 meetings and 28 phone calls. At the same time, in an open, transparent and responsible manner, China released timely information on the epidemic situation, and unreservedly shared the experience of prevention, control, and treatment with WHO and the international community.

At this special summit, Xi Jinping also launched the G-20 anti-epidemic assistance initiative, expressing his willingness to share with countries good practices in prevention and control, carry out joint research and development of drugs and vaccines, and provide assistance within their ability to countries with epidemic spread.

On March 21, in order to help Serbia cope with the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Chinese government sent an anti-epidemic medical expert group to Serbia.

"This new pneumonia epidemic situation is fierce and it is a big test for all countries." This not only tests the public health governance capacity of each country, but also tests the global governance capacity in the face of public health crisis. "Effective international joint prevention and control" is the "China plan" to curb the spread of the global pandemic of new crown pneumonia.

At the special summit, Xi Jinping proposed the direction of international joint prevention and control cooperation: strengthen information sharing, carry out drug, vaccine research and development, epidemic prevention cooperation, and effectively prevent cross-border transmission of epidemics; we must gather the efforts of all countries to work together to accelerate drugs, vaccines, and testing In scientific research; actively support the role of international organizations.

Particularly efficient results transformation

Epidemic prevention and control is not only a medical and health issue, but also a comprehensive work, and it is a general battle. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Xi Jinping, as the general commander of the "epidemic" of China's war, has always adhered to the national game of chess, deployed epidemic prevention and control while taking into account economic and social development. After hard work, the current situation of China's domestic epidemic prevention and control continues to improve, and the order of production and living has accelerated.

Facing the global epidemic of war, learning from China's experience, and working together to curb the spread of the epidemic, we must also deal with the complex impact of the epidemic on society and the economy, and prevent the world economy from falling into recession.

At the special summit, Xi Jinping called for the formulation of a G-20 action plan, and made necessary institutional communications and arrangements in a timely manner for the coordination of the macro-anti-epidemic policy. "Countries should work together to increase macro policy hedging efforts to prevent the world economy from falling into recession." "We must implement effective and effective fiscal and monetary policies, maintain the stability of global financial markets, and maintain the stability of the global industrial chain supply chain."

On March 26, 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 Solve the Difficulties".

What you say is what you do. Extraordinary peaks can be very effective. At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 27th, spokesman Geng Shuang shared the results of the summit: all parties promised to share information in a timely manner, ensure the supply of medical supplies, take all necessary measures to jointly fight the epidemic, and maintain global public health security. All parties agreed to provide support and assistance to developing countries, especially the least developed countries, to fight the epidemic, and at the same time to improve the global public health system and prepare for the future epidemic of infectious diseases. All parties are committed to maintaining global economic and financial stability, boosting market confidence, protecting employment and people's livelihood, and reducing the impact of the epidemic on global trade and supply chains.

Human beings are a community of shared destiny. The fate of humanity is in our own hands. As Xi Jinping said, 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!

(CCTV Central Television Network)