China News Service, Beijing, October 9th (Huang Yuqin) In response to the US leader’s accusation of China’s anti-epidemic results and the “curse” imposed by China, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hua Chunying refuted it with detailed data at a regular press conference on the 9th. .
She emphasized that China's fight against the epidemic relies on the great anti-epidemic spirit of life first, unity of the whole country, sacrifice of life and death, respect for science, and shared destiny.
A reporter asked questions. In an interview on the 8th, US President Trump said that China has done a very poor job in terms of the epidemic and that China has imposed a “curse” that has caused a terrible plague.
Does China have any comment?
Hua Chunying said that everyone sees clearly how China and the United States are doing in response to the epidemic.
During the Chinese National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, nearly 700 million people traveled in China to visit relatives and friends and travel, enjoying a safe and happy life.
Data from the Alipay consumer platform shows that during the National Day holiday, the amount of Alipay transactions in department stores across the country increased by nearly 250% from the previous month.
According to China UnionPay statistics, from October 1st to 7th, the transaction value of UnionPay network reached 2.16 trillion yuan (RMB). All these facts prove irrefutable that China has successfully contained the epidemic.
Hua Chunying said, I have noticed that many foreign media have made positive reports on this, saying that the large-scale population movement in a short period of time during this long holiday in China is unimaginable in many parts of the world, indicating that Chinese society has shown that the epidemic has benefited. Confidence in control.
"There is no magic in China's fight against the epidemic. We rely on the great anti-epidemic spirit of life first, nationwide unity, giving up life, respecting science, and sharing destiny." Hua Chunying said that the Chinese advocate "three provinces in Japan". , We have the courage to face our own problems squarely and take timely measures to continuously improve and improve.
The current epidemic is still spreading globally, and the risk of sporadic cases and local outbreaks in China still exists. Governments at all levels in China are not relaxing to normalize epidemic prevention and control, and will never let the hard-won epidemic prevention and control results All previous efforts were abandoned.
Hua Chunying said that at the same time, we will continue to promote international cooperation in epidemic prevention and control, support the WHO to play a leading role in the global fight against the epidemic, share prevention, control and treatment experience with other countries, and continue to provide support and assistance to countries with weaker epidemic response capabilities. Help, give play to our role as the world's largest supplier of anti-epidemic materials, and promote the building of a human health community. China has formally joined the COVAX (New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan), and we are willing to work with all parties in the "implementation plan" to continue to make China's efforts and China's contribution to global solidarity in fighting the epidemic and protecting the lives and health of people around the world. (Finish)