Surging News Reporter: Premier Li Keqiang delivered a speech at the video conference of the Global Vaccine Summit yesterday. Can you tell us about the situation? What role will China play in international cooperation in vaccines?
Geng Shuang: The video conference of the Global Vaccine Summit held yesterday was to raise funds for the Global Vaccine Alliance to ensure vaccine availability, especially to provide financial support to accelerate the development, production and distribution of new coronary pneumonia vaccines. Leaders of more than 30 countries and heads of international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization attended the meeting. At the meeting, the parties expressed their common desire to strengthen cooperation in vaccine research and development, and conveyed the confidence and determination of the international community to work together against the epidemic. China welcomes the success of the meeting.
In a situation where the epidemic challenge is still severe, vaccines are a powerful shield against viruses. Premier Li Keqiang delivered a speech at the meeting, indicating China’s positive attitude towards vaccine research and development and international anti-epidemic cooperation, emphasizing that China will continue to support WHO to play a central role in coordinating vaccine research and development, and promote multi-center clinical trials and research and development results of vaccines as soon as possible It will be used in the market to provide the world with safe, effective and high-quality global public products.
In the past period, China actively supported the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the resolution on “International Cooperation on Drugs, Vaccines and Medical Devices in the New Coronary Pneumonia Outbreak”, and actively participated in the WHO “Unity Pilot Project” and WHO’s efforts to accelerate the development of new coronary pneumonia vaccines and drugs Global cooperation initiative issued by China, production and equitable distribution, and recently participated in the International Pledge Conference on New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic launched by the EU and other parties.
In the next step, China will continue to uphold the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, communicate closely with all parties, and work together to promote vaccine research and development and international cooperation in anti-epidemic, and work together to overcome the epidemic as soon as possible.
Reuters reporter: In Thursday's speech, US Secretary of State Pompeo praised Nasdaq for tightening regulatory measures, calling it "a model for all stock exchanges in the world", and specifically mentioned the fraud of Chinese companies in audits behavior. What's China's comment on Pompeo's remarks?
Geng Shuang: We have taken note of the US position.
The Chinese government has always advocated that no matter when it is listed, listed companies should strictly abide by the relevant laws and regulations of the place where they are listed, perform their information disclosure obligations accurately and completely, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors. China has always maintained a zero-tolerance attitude towards listed companies' financial fraud. This position is consistent and clear.
The US side's statement that Chinese companies do not abide by relevant US rules is comprehensive. It is true that some Chinese companies have recently committed financial fraud, but this does not represent all Chinese companies listed in the United States. Some of the recent remarks and practices of the US against Chinese companies are obviously biased.
In fact, the supervisory agencies of both China and the United States have carried out many cooperations in the field of audit and supervision of cross-border listed companies, but the relevant US regulators are unwilling to solve the problem. The US words and deeds against China are political manipulations of regulatory issues. Forcing Chinese companies to withdraw from the US will seriously damage the interests of US investors. We look forward to the U.S. sincerity in solving problems, in accordance with international practices in cross-border audit supervision, to resolve differences through equal cooperation, and to truly protect the interests of investors.
Xinhua News Agency reporter: According to reports, the Burundi Constitutional Court announced the official results of the presidential election held on May 20th, and the candidate of the ruling party for the defense of the Democratic Forces, Ndayishmiye, was elected president with 68.7% of the votes. What is China's comment?
Geng Shuang: China sincerely congratulates Mr. Ndayishmier on his election as President of Burundi. We believe that under the leadership of President Ndayishmiye, the Burundi government and people will achieve new and greater achievements on the road of national development.
Burundi is China's "all-weather" partner and friend in Africa. China is willing to work with Burundi to consolidate friendship and mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and close international coordination to push bilateral relations to a higher level.
Agence France-Presse reporter: According to Indian media reports, the heads of the Chinese and Indian military will meet tomorrow to resolve the border dispute. Can you provide specific details?
Geng Shuang: At present, the situation in the border area between China and India is generally stable and manageable. China and India have a comprehensive border-related mechanism. Both sides maintain close communication through diplomatic and military channels and are committed to properly handling related issues.
Beijing Youth Daily reporter: We have noticed that on June 2nd, the Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations and Russia, Venezuela and other countries’ permanent missions jointly held an online seminar on the theme of “Unilateral Coercive Measures against Global Coronary Pneumonia Impact of the epidemic: Maintain the Charter of the United Nations, strengthen international cooperation, and ensure that no one is left behind." Can you tell me more? How does China view the impact of unilateral sanctions on the international community's fight against the epidemic?
Geng Shuang: The current epidemic situation of new coronary pneumonia is spreading globally. The international community is actively carrying out anti-epidemic cooperation, but some countries still stubbornly implement unilateral coercive measures, making it difficult for the countries concerned to obtain anti-epidemic materials and financial support. Humanitarian dilemma.
Against this background, on June 2, the Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations and the Permanent Missions of Russia and other countries jointly organized relevant online seminars. The 73rd General Assembly President Espinosa hosted the meeting. Permanent representatives of relevant countries, representatives of some Member States and experts from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNCTAD, Columbia University spoke at the meeting. All parties agree that unilateral coercive measures seriously violate the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, seriously violate the norms of international law, impair the sanctioned countries’ right to development and their ability to achieve sustainable development goals, and make ordinary civilians the biggest victims. The international community should unite to effectively deal with the negative impact of unilateral sanctions, help developing countries fight the epidemic, and achieve inclusive and sustainable development.
Ambassador Zhang Jun, China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said in his speech that the international community should respond positively to Secretary General Guterres’ call to respond to the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures and help the sanctioned countries weather the epidemic. The United Nations and other international agencies should provide sanctioned countries with timely and effective support to help them resolve the economic and social impact of the epidemic and improve the plight of the people. China has provided a large amount of assistance to countries in need and will continue to do so.
We once again urge individual countries to immediately cancel unilateral coercive measures and work together with the international community to fight against the epidemic and overcome difficulties. China will also continue to work with all parties to jointly practice multilateralism, firmly uphold the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and create a favorable international environment for countries to win the fight against epidemics, achieve rapid recovery and sustainable development.
Beijing Daily reporter: Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zaharova said at a press conference yesterday that the Hong Kong issue is purely China’s internal affair, and the United States and Britain manipulated and discussed the Hong Kong issue in the UN Security Council, which violated both China’s sovereignty and serious violations of basic international law Guidelines are not acceptable. What is China's comment?
Geng Shuang: China highly appreciates Ms. Zaharova's statement. Recently, Russian officials such as Foreign Minister Lavrov and Ms. Zaharova have voiced their support for China’s just position on Hong Kong-related issues and called on external forces not to interfere in China’s internal affairs. This not only reflects the high level of Sino-Russian relations, but also reflects the unanimous call of people of insight in the international community.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s national security legislation is purely China’s internal affairs, and no foreign country has the right to interfere. If someone insists on harming China's interests, China will take all necessary measures to respond.
Reporter from China National Radio: According to reports, the Venezuelan government and the country signed an agreement on cooperation to fight the new coronary pneumonia epidemic and agreed to coordinate the search for anti-epidemic funds and implement anti-epidemic assistance with the support of the Pan American Health Organization. what opinions do the Chinese have on this issue?
Geng Shuang: China believes that the Venezuelan government and the parties reached a consensus on the cooperation in the fight against epidemic, which is conducive to curbing the spread of the domestic epidemic in Venezuela, maintaining the safety and health of the Venezuelan people, and promoting the political settlement of the Venezuelan issue, which is consistent with the international community look forward to.
China will continue to firmly support Venezuelan parties to resolve Venezuelan domestic issues through inclusive dialogue and consultation within the framework of the Constitution, and is willing to deepen cooperation in anti-epidemic cooperation with Venezuela and continue to provide assistance within its capacity. We also once again appeal to the countries concerned to lift unilateral sanctions against Venezuela, so as to create favorable conditions for the Venezuelan people to overcome the epidemic.
Reuters reporter: Facebook said on Thursday that it will label "official media" in China, Russia and other countries and prohibit it from advertising certain ads to American users. What's your opinion?
Geng Shuang: The media is an important bridge and link for people of all countries to strengthen communication and enhance understanding. Any foreign media agency, as long as its activities comply with the laws and regulations of the country of residence and abide by professional ethics, it should be treated equally and should not be treated differently.
We hope that the relevant social media platforms will abandon ideological prejudice and view the role of the media of various countries in promoting international exchanges and cooperation in an open and inclusive spirit. Do not selectively set up obstacles, nor politicize issues.
South China Morning Post reporter: According to reports, parliamentarians from Australia, the United States, Canada and other countries have formed a “multinational parliamentary policy alliance with China” to jointly cope with the huge challenges from China. What is China's response?
Geng Shuang: We urge a few politicians to respect the facts and the basic norms of international relations, abandon the Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice, stop using various issues to interfere in China's internal affairs, and stop engaging in political manipulation for their own self-interest. We hope that they can play a constructive role for the solidarity and cooperation of the international community.
Shenzhen Satellite TV reporter: World Economic Forum Chairman Schwab announced on the 3rd that the World Economic Forum's 2021 annual meeting will be held in January next year, with the theme of "Renaissance of the World". Schwab said that the epidemic crisis undermines the world's sustainable development and exacerbates world inequality, but it also provides an opportunity to promote world renewal. What is China's comment?
Geng Shuang: The World Economic Forum announced that the theme of the 2021 annual meeting will be "Renaissance of the World", which reflects the urgent desire of the international community to work together to cope with the challenges of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic and jointly promote the restoration and stable development of the world economy.
This new coronary pneumonia epidemic constituted the largest global crisis since World War II, and the world economy fell into the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. But as Chairman Schwab said, this crisis also provides us with an opportunity to reflect, restructure, promote world renaissance and build a healthier, fair and prosperous future. Whether we can turn crises into opportunities, overcome the epidemic at an early date, and promote greater development of the world economy at a new starting point depends on the joint efforts of the international community.
The epidemic has powerfully demonstrated that the destinies of all countries are closely connected, and humanity is a community of destiny. Facing the double crisis of global public health and the world economy, only by promoting the spirit of partnership and strengthening solidarity and cooperation can we win. China is willing to strengthen cooperation with all parties including the World Economic Forum, uphold the spirit of multilateralism and the concept of a community of human destiny, close macroeconomic policy coordination, promote the construction of an open world economy, promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and safeguard global industries The supply chain is stable and smooth, and work together to promote the world economy to achieve strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth at an early date.
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Geng Shuang: Due to work arrangement, I am about to go to a new position. Today should be my last time as a Foreign Ministry spokesperson to host a regular press conference. Take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone for their care, help, support and encouragement in the past four years!
As a Chinese diplomat, no matter where I go, I will continue to tell a good story about China, convey Chinese voices, and make my own efforts and contributions to promote mutual understanding between China and the world and enhance the friendship between the Chinese people and the people of the world.
Say goodbye to everyone here. We will have a date later! thank you all!