WHO General Assembly to be held soon Chinese President Xi gives a speech at the beginning

WHO General Assembly to be held soon Chinese President Xi gave a speech at the opening May 18 at 18:36

As international cooperation becomes an urgent task in responding to the new coronavirus, the WHO = World Health Organization General Assembly will be held once a year soon by a video conference system. Tour of the correspondence, in which the United States and China conflict, the beginning of the meeting, Xi Jinping Jintao of China, was announced to perform the speech, the United States to condemn as "WHO's China closer" is, how to react Is the focus.

The WHO Annual Meeting, which will be attended by all 194 member countries, is scheduled to start at 7:00 pm on the 18th of Japan time and will take place in the form of an online video conference.

This time, we are interested in whether we can promote international cooperation in the development of therapeutic drugs and vaccines in order to suppress the spread of the new coronavirus worldwide.

However, the United States has been criticized for responding to the new coronavirus as "WHO is closer to China" and has taken a critical position by asking for a survey on initial response.

China Ministry of Foreign Affairs, afternoon 18 days of the Japan time, the beginning of the meeting, Xi Jinping Zemin is in the form of a TV conference, announced to make a speech.

It seems that there is also a desire to show a presence by appealing the attitude of international cooperation at this place and to restrain the conflicting United States.

In addition, this time Taiwan, which is not a member country, is aiming to participate as an observer, and it is expected that a discussion will be held at the general meeting regarding whether or not to participate.

Taiwanese officials held a press conference on the afternoon of the 18th, and expressed the view that the possibility of participation was almost gone, and strongly denounced WHO.

The confrontation between the United States and China over the response to the new coronavirus may become even clearer during this general meeting, focusing on how the United States reacts to President Xi's speech.

It is uncertain whether the international community will be able to come up with a unified response to contain the virus.

China ”emphasizes strengthening of international cooperation at the General Assembly”

On the WHO General Assembly, a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Zhao Zheng said in a press conference yesterday, "It's not yet time to start assessing WHO's response and investigating the source of the virus." Evaluating WHO's response to the spread of new coronavirus infections and investigating the source of the virus, it is premature.

In addition, he said, "China, in the spirit of science and cooperation, would like to develop constructive discussions by concentrating on strengthening international cooperation and improving the international sanitation system," and emphasized strengthening international cooperation at the General Assembly. Showed an idea.

Taiwan “WHO succumbed to Chinese pressure”

WHO = Minister in charge of Taiwanese authorities, who has been aiming to participate as an observer in the annual meeting of the World Health Organization, attended a press conference on the afternoon of the 18th, and the WHO did not receive an invitation to the general meeting and can participate. He strongly denounced that the WHO secretariat has yielded to the pressure of the Chinese government, saying that the possibilities are almost gone.

Among them, the head of Taiwan's health authorities, Chen Zhongzhong, said that the WHO has not received an invitation to the annual meeting so far, and there is almost no possibility of attending the meeting. I showed you the point of view.

“The failure to share Taiwan's efforts at such an internationally important conference is a loss to WHO, and the inability to absorb the experience of other countries is disadvantageous to us,” said Chen. I strongly blamed the WHO side for dealing with it.

"The WHO secretariat gave in to the pressure of the Chinese government and continued to ignore the health rights of 23 million Taiwanese people," said Wu Shaw, the foreign minister of the diplomat who attended the press conference. It has a very strong power to control and interfere with. "

In addition, the voice of the international community supporting the participation of Taiwan is growing, and I re-requested WHO to allow participation in related conferences.

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US-China conflict seen by former WHO staff

Tedros has shown a direct denial that US President Trump has criticized the WHO = World Health Organization as "close to China."

In a briefing immediately after President Trump suggested revising WHO funding last month, he said, "WHO has close ties to all countries and does not discriminate on the basis of race. We want the virus not to become a political issue." It was

On the other hand, WHO continues to highly appreciate China's response to the new coronavirus. Secretary-General Tedros declared a "public health emergency of international concern," saying at a press conference on January 30 that "China will carry out quick inspections, quarantine, and virus analysis, and call it WHO and He shared it with the world. I'm so impressed that it doesn't speak verbatim. It's transparent and helps other countries, "he said. I showed the recognition that there is.

In addition, Mr. Eilward, who was the WHO's assistant secretary general and head of the research team sent to China in February, said in an interview after returning to Switzerland, "China is doing really well. Then I would like to receive medical treatment in China. "

The background to the evaluation of China is that when the new type of pneumonia "SARS" was spread in 2003, the Chinese government did not release the initial information and continued to refuse to provide information to WHO and accept field surveys, spreading the infection worldwide. It seems that there is experience.

David Hayman, then WHO Director of Infectious Diseases Controls, responded to an interview with NHK this month, saying, "At the time of SARS, China did not report any information and did not cooperate with the international community. It was very difficult to work to prevent the spread of the infection. ”He recalls the difficulties he faced at the time.

He then added, "It is the Secretary-General's job to decide what is needed to obtain information from member countries. This time, China shares information with the world. How to carry out and cancel the city blockade, etc. "We are learning a lot from China," he said, with the view that Secretary-General Tedross' relationship with China has had some success.

Meanwhile, Ilona Kickbush, who has been with WHO for over 15 years and is still an advisor, is cautious about China.

In an interview with NHK, Kickbush said the WHO had received reports from the Chinese authorities of an unexplained pneumonia patient at the end of December last year, "What do some experts and doctors do long before?" We still don't know what happened in Wuhan, Hubei Province from November to December last year.The WHO exchange between China and China lacked transparency. It may need an independent assessment, "he said, saying that China should be more explicit about how the infection spread.

He added that the US and China continued to have a fierce rivalry over WHO, saying, "China has achieved an incomparable development 17 years before the SARS happened. We have a long-term strategy of being more powerful within the framework. This is a very new situation for WHO. It is not during the Cold War that WHO has been involved in such geopolitical conflicts. " He expressed concern that the WHO, which plays an important role in global health care, is in the stage of political confrontation.