China Overseas.com, April 1. According to "European Times" WeChat public account "Victoria", at 10 am local time on March 31st local time, an Austrian medical resource transport truck equipped with 40,000 FFP2 masks slowly Drive into the atrium of the City Hall of Vienna, waiting not only for a number of media including the Austrian National Radio and Television Station, but also Chinese Ambassador to Austria Li Xiaozheng, Counselor Yu Feng, and Mayor Michael Ludwig, And the Austrian Chinese Federation Honorary President Chen Anshen and other representatives of the Austrian overseas Chinese community.
The 40,000 protective masks are donated to the Vienna city government by the Austrian overseas Chinese community to assist the local fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic. This is also the first batch of anti-epidemic materials donated to Austria by overseas Chinese.
(Photo of "European Times" WeChat public account "Victoria")
During the short donation ceremony, Ludwig thanked Li Xiaozheng and the Austrian overseas Chinese community represented by Chen Anshen. He said that he was glad to see that the Chinese living in Austria and Vienna have integrated into the local area well. In the mainstream society, this donation is the best proof of transnational solidarity. At such difficult times today, everyone is standing together like the Chinese-German bilingual "Watching and Helping Together to Solve Difficulties" written on the banner. He said that he would also like to especially thank the overseas Chinese living in Vienna and Austria, represented by Chen Anshen, and Li Xiaozheng for helping to bring these anti-epidemic materials to Austria efficiently and safely.
Li Xiaozheng said that after the outbreak of the new crown in China, the Austrian government and people from all walks of life expressed deep sympathy and great support. Now, the epidemic situation in Europe and Austria has undergone new development. Overseas Chinese in Austria, Chinese-funded institutions, and international students empathize with and support the local area. This is an opportunity to promote mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two countries. The Chinese Embassy in Austria strongly supports this action by the overseas Chinese and has taken many coordinated actions to help the overseas Chinese to fulfill their wishes.
Li Xiaozheng said that at present, some federal states and some enterprises of the Austrian government have submitted specific procurement lists to China, and the embassy will do its best to raise the materials needed by Austria.
In an exclusive interview with "European Times", the mayor of Vienna, Michel Ludwig, said that the received masks will be distributed to medical staff in Vienna's hospitals in urgent need of protective materials FFP2 masks. He would like to take this opportunity to express his sincere gratitude to the Chinese people living in Vienna. The assistance provided by the Austrian overseas Chinese community includes not only medical and epidemic prevention materials, but also a lot of information exchange and assistance. These are all in cross-border solidarity against the epidemic Very important part.
Chen Anshen also told the European Times reporter that after the epidemic was brought under control in China, many manufacturers resumed production. "Although we have been away from China for a long time, there are still many friends and relatives. We know where to purchase protective materials in China. With this donation, we want to use concrete action to express our support for the Austrian government and people in fighting the epidemic. "