(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Foreign media follow China's white paper on "China Action Against New Coronary Pneumonia"
China News Agency, Beijing, June 8 Comprehensive news: The Information Office of the State Council of China issued a white paper on "China Action Against New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic" on the 7th, which attracted the attention of overseas media.
The system presents the course of anti-epidemic response to sudden outbreak
Many media said in their reports that the white paper system presents the history of China's anti-epidemic. China reported the epidemic as soon as possible and acted swiftly to curb the spread of the epidemic. National epidemic prevention and control have entered normalization.
Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" article said that the approximately 37,000-word white paper explained the timeline of multiple key dates from December 27 last year to May 28 this year in nearly 40% of the length.
The Associated Press reported that the timeline outlined in the white paper is detailed. It can be seen from this that relevant parties in China have regularly and proactively notified the World Health Organization of the epidemic situation since January 3.
The New York Times noted the cooperation between China and the United States in the early stage of the epidemic. The report quoted a white paper saying that on January 4, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and the head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Telephone spoke about the epidemic situation. The two sides agreed to maintain close contact on information communication and technical cooperation. On January 8, the heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of China and the United States called again to discuss technical exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.
The Nigerian “Pm News” news website said in a report entitled “China promptly informs the world of the new crown epidemic situation information” that China immediately convened the next day after the high-level panel of experts identified the human-to-human transmission of the new crown virus late at night. The press will inform the public.
Resolutely fight back against smearing the "dump pot" against politicization of the epidemic
Bloomberg reported that China issued a white paper to defend its anti-epidemic actions and firmly opposed the politicization of the epidemic.
The Lianhe Zaobao report emphasized that China is a virus-affected country and a global contributor to the fight against epidemics. It should be treated fairly rather than blamed.
According to reports, China sent a clear and unambiguous message to the international community at the early stage of the epidemic. Individual countries ignored these messages and delayed the epidemic's response and saved lives. Instead, they claimed that they were "delayed" by China. .
The report also quoted a white paper saying that virus tracing is a scientific issue that requires scientists and medical experts to conduct research and draw scientific conclusions based on facts and evidence. By transferring responsibility to cover up its own problems, it is neither responsible nor ethical. China will never accept any abuse and claims.
The New York Times reported that Xu Lin, director of the Information Office of the State Council of China, criticized foreign politicians and the media for politicizing the epidemic at the press conference on that day, contrived speculations such as the so-called "China's source theory", "China's concealment theory" and "China's responsibility theory". .
The Russian Satellite News Agency reported that the current epidemic is still spreading globally 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.
In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao, Tang Renwu, the dean of the Government Management Research Institute of Beijing Normal University, said that China’s release of the white paper already anticipates that the United States will continue to “dump the pot” to China in the future, so it takes a preemptive move.
Actively carry out anti-epidemic cooperation to highlight the responsibility of major powers
According to Tass News Agency, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang said at the press conference that the Chinese government plans to provide the new coronavirus vaccine to the world after the completion of research and development.
Bloomberg reported that the white paper promises that China will continue to supply anti-epidemic materials, raw materials, daily necessities and other products to the international market, unswervingly expand reform and opening up, actively expand imports, expand foreign investment, and make greater efforts for countries to fight the epidemic and stabilize the world economy. contribution.
"Lianhe Zaobao" article said that Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu responded to questions from foreign media reporters at the press conference that after the epidemic, China's relations with most countries in the world have not only been negatively affected, but have been further consolidated and improved. Chinese friends are more "iron" and "friend circle" is bigger.
Ma Zhaoxu pointed out that as of May 31, China has provided material assistance to more than 150 countries and 4 international organizations, and exported anti-epidemic materials to more than 200 countries and regions.
In an interview, Li Mingjiang, an associate professor at the Raja Lenan School of International Relations at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, said in an interview that the white paper explains the Chinese anti-epidemic process to the international community and corrects some prejudices, misunderstandings and even attacks on China, which will help improve China’s international image. And play a greater role in international anti-epidemic cooperation. (Finish)