(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Zhongxin Time Commentary: When we talk about death, what do we talk about?

　　China News Agency, Paris, April 23 Question: When we talk about death, what do we talk about?

　　China News Agency reporter Li Yang

　　"What is Trump's death toll in China?"

　　In an interview with French media, Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye was asked a few days ago when he was asked that “the number of deaths of US President Trump believes that China ’s true epidemic deaths are much higher than official data”.

　　This is reminiscent of a local media report many years ago that there was a "death valley" in a city where car accidents frequently occur. There are 48 fewer deaths than in previous years. A "less" word makes people smell the disrespect for life between the lines. In the face of catastrophes, catastrophes and epidemics, the death of one person is considered to be too much for China. Moreover, China has paid the price of more than 4,000 people. What is the number of deaths Trump wants in China?

　　Death is a heavy word, an unbearable weight for every individual and even the family. As the Japanese director Kitano Takeshi said during the 2011 strong earthquake in Japan, the disaster was not a generalization of "died 20,000 people", but it happened 20,000 times. Behind the daily update of the cold death data, there are real and fresh lives. They used to laugh, excite, lonely, and suffer like us, but now their lives are stopped abruptly due to an epidemic situation. Endless sadness of the family.

　　When we talk about death, we are talking about life with flesh and blood and emotion. Chinese people have always been in awe of life. "Human lives are close to the sky" and "the dead are the most important" is the simplest expression of Chinese people who have respected life for thousands of years. The revision of Wuhan ’s epidemic case and death data this time is not only a manifestation of information transparency, but also respect for the deceased behind the data. Moreover, in the absence of sufficient knowledge and cognition of the new coronary pneumonia, China suffered the first wave of the epidemic and inevitably experienced a relatively chaotic period at first. After the epidemic has been alleviated, re-verification of the revised death figures also reflects a responsible attitude.

　　It is also an international practice to revise the data of epidemic infectious diseases. The New York Times report on the 22nd pointed out that due to the imperfect statistics of the death data in the epidemic, many countries are gradually improving the statistics. France began counting deaths outside the hospital earlier this month, so the total number of cumulative deaths has risen sharply, which is normal and understandable.

　　When some Western politicians talk about death, they are not talking about life, but "politics." Questioning China's epidemic situation data is nothing more than a “dump pot” move to divert attention. In the face of the violent public accountability of the people for their weak prevention and control measures, it is their best excuse to cover up the loss of epidemic prevention with "China concealing the epidemic situation".

　　However, as Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said, "These people tried to make the world's largest" pot "dumped to China, making China the biggest scapegoat. But this" pot "is too big, I'm sorry , Can't get rid of it. "

　　Recalling the timeline of China's anti-epidemic work, China promptly notified WHO and the international community of the epidemic information, including sharing the viral gene sequence at the first time, without delaying anyone's time or concealing the epidemic. In order to save more people's lives, China paid a huge price and categorically adopted the "closing the city" measures, quickly built the Vulcan Mountain and Raytheon Mountain Hospitals, and tens of thousands of medical personnel rushed to Wuhan to support the new coronary pneumonia patients Received and pulled back many patients from the death line.

　　The Chinese mourn the deceased, remembering the arduous period of anti-epidemic, and cautiously promote the restart of the social economy. China also held a nationwide mourning event earlier this month to mourn the martyr who died in the new crown pneumonia epidemic and the dead compatriots. At the same time, it should be remembered that the Chinese have made huge sacrifices to effectively delay the spread of the virus to various countries.

　　Regrettably, some countries have not seized this fleeting window period, and the haze of death has been still in the shadows, which is shocking. As of the 23rd, the new coronary pneumonia pandemic has caused more than 2.6 million infections worldwide and more than 180,000 deaths. World Health Organization Director General Tan Desai warned that most countries are still in the early stages of the epidemic.

　　"The focus of all political parties should be to save their people, please do not politicize this virus. If you want more body bags, then do it. If you do n’t want more body bags, then do n’t put It is politicized. "I hope that Tan Desai ’s alarm bell will enable some Western politicians who are keen to use Chinese epidemic data as political articles to wake up early, take out anti-epidemic measures, and strengthen cooperation with countries around the world before they can pass. After all, the death data cannot be reduced by the word "hope" alone.

　　"What is Trump's death toll in China?" This sentence reminds people of the golden sentence in Journey to the West: "I call you, do you dare to agree?"

　　This remark by Ambassador Lu Shaye, does President Trump dare to agree? (Finish)