On June 7, the Information Office of the State Council issued a white paper on "China Action Against New Coronary Pneumonia" and held a press conference to introduce the white paper. In response to questions from US media reporters, Xu Lin, deputy minister of the Central Propaganda Department and director of the State Council Information Office, said:
Since the outbreak, Chinese media professionals and many international counterparts have conducted in-depth and timely interviews and reports with affectionate strokes and moving lenses, telling stories about China’s and global epidemic resistance, disseminating knowledge about epidemic prevention and control, and exchanging prevention and control information from various countries. The experience has responded to the concerns of the society and the public, and has further enhanced the international community’s understanding of China’s anti-epidemic, as well as the Chinese people’s understanding of anti-epidemic countries. In particular, 480 Chinese media people resolutely and retrogressively took the risk of their lives to come to the most severely affected areas in Wuhan, Hubei for in-depth interviews and reports, which truly recorded the arduous course of the Chinese people’s battle with the virus, and also reflected the problems in time and promoted the problems. solve. The professionalism, scientific attitude and professionalism of the Chinese media in the anti-epidemic report are respectable. The Chinese media’s reports on the anti-epidemic report are realistic, objective, and accuse the Chinese media of carrying out so-called “false propaganda”. The truth is totally untenable.
We have also seen that some foreign politicians and media engage in "presumption of guilt" on the source of the virus, "tagging" the virus, politicizing the epidemic, and contributing to the so-called "China source theory" "China concealment theory" "China "Responsibility theory" and other arguments have no factual basis and are unreasonable and do not respect science, which has caused strong indignation among the Chinese people! The Chinese media have no intention of fighting the so-called "information war." However, in the face of defamation and assault on China, the Chinese media must and must respond. Of course, this kind of response is not a "fighting battle", but a clear source of truth and a clear distinction between right and wrong.
As you said, the current epidemic is still spreading around the world, and the world is in a difficult time. This requires global solidarity and cooperation and joint fight against the epidemic, rather than stigmatization and politicization. Viruses are the common enemy of mankind, and false information is also the common enemy of mankind. What people need most now is true, comprehensive and objective information, and what they need most is strength and confidence. The media should demonstrate this responsibility and responsibility, timely disseminate the efforts and results of global solidarity and anti-epidemic activities, actively exchange the practices and experiences of anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic countries, and more pass on the warmth and strength of the people of all countries to help each other and help each other. The fight against the epidemic injects more confidence and hope. The Chinese media has already done so and will continue to do so. (Editor Le Xiaomin)
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]