China News Service, Beijing, August 7 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin revealed at a regular press conference in Beijing on the 7th that according to statistics, as of August 2nd, China has provided a total of 26.5 billion masks to the United States. 330 million pieces of protective clothing, 31 million pairs of goggles, 610 million pairs of surgical gloves, and 11,500 ventilators.
A reporter asked: Yesterday, the U.S. Ambassador to China Branstad visited Shanghai. He said that in the face of the epidemic, China’s anti-epidemic materials shipped to the United States have saved many lives, and pointed out that he hopes to further promote exchanges and cooperation and jointly overcome the epidemic. Impact. What is China's comment?
Wang Wenbin pointed out that pandemic diseases, regardless of national boundaries and races, are the common enemy of mankind. Solidarity and cooperation are the most powerful weapons, and countries can only overcome them if they respond together. The Chinese side understands the situation of the epidemic in the United States and has provided a large amount of aid to the United States for epidemic prevention materials to provide convenience and support for the United States to purchase medical supplies from China. According to statistics, as of August 2, China has provided the US with 26.5 billion masks, 330 million protective suits, 31 million pairs of goggles, 610 million pairs of surgical gloves, and 11,500 ventilators.
Wang Wenbin emphasized that we hope that the United States will overcome the epidemic at an early date. At the same time, I hope that a small group of politicians in the United States will stop politicizing and stigmatizing the epidemic, stop blaming China, and work with the international community to overcome the impact of the epidemic. (Finish)