(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Cui Tiankai "New York Times": China and the United States need unity and cooperation, mutual help
China News Agency, Washington, April 5th: Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai pointed out in an article in the New York Times on the 5th that there were some discordant voices between China and the United States around the epidemic. "But this is not a time for blaming each other. Now we need solidarity and cooperation and mutual help."
This article, titled "Together in the same boat to overcome difficulties", says that unity is crucial at this moment. To remain sober and to distinguish right from wrong, say no to those stupid words and deeds that attempt to incite racism and discriminate against xenophobia and treat other countries or other races as scapegoats. Because such words and deeds will not only seriously undermine the current Sino-US cooperation in the fight against epidemics, but will also lay the roots of suspicion and even confrontation, and will drag the peoples of the two countries into danger, even to the world.
The article stated that China has always reported the epidemic situation responsibly. China has established a new online knowledge center for the epidemic of pneumonia, which is open to all countries. The health departments and prevention experts in China and the United States have also maintained close communication.
The article believes that, as the two largest economies in the world, China and the United States should lead the international cooperation in research and development of therapeutic technologies and vaccines, fully discuss the sharing of therapeutic drug technologies, and jointly help countries lacking medical conditions to promote the improvement of global health governance. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination, stabilize the market, ensure growth, and protect people's livelihood, and ensure that the global industrial chain and supply chain are open, stable, and safe.
The article said that China does its best to provide support to relevant countries, including the United States, and New York State, which is located in the epicenter of the epidemic in the United States, is a key support target. At present, China is assisting the US government to purchase anti-epidemic materials in China. Chinese companies work overtime to produce and deliver medical supplies purchased in New York and the United States. Huawei donated tens of thousands of anti-epidemic materials to New York State and Washington DC. In total, Chinese-funded enterprises have donated 1.5 million masks, 200,000 test boxes, 180,000 gloves and many other epidemic prevention materials to the United States.
The article said that not long ago, China also suffered from the epidemic, so we share the pain of the American people. We have fought and made tremendous sacrifices, so we are well aware of the difficulty of fighting the epidemic here and around the world. We remember that our friends from all over the world gave us comfort and help during the most difficult times, many of them Americans and many New Yorkers. Now we are also willing to sincerely repay their goodwill and overcome difficulties with them. (Finish)