(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Blair talks to Clinton: populism is not the answer to the problem
China News Service, Beijing, November 17 (Reporter Wang Enbo) Former British Prime Minister Blair and former U.S. President Clinton launched online talks at the 2020 Innovation Economy Forum on the 17th Beijing time.
The two former British and American leaders believe that the world should strengthen cooperation in the post-epidemic era, and that populism is not the answer to the problem.
Both the United Kingdom and the United States have been severely affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
As of 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 16, the number of confirmed new crown cases in the United States has exceeded 11.17 million.
The UK epidemic has also rebounded recently, and the situation is grim.
The picture shows the former British Prime Minister Blair.
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"We must realize that this is a global epidemic," Blair said frankly. Looking at the world's response to the new crown pneumonia, it is "very hasty". If all parties can cooperate well two or three months ago, the epidemic prevention The control effect may be better than it is now.
He reminded that such a global epidemic may still occur in the future, and all parties must study how to improve the global architecture so that they can respond more effectively the next time a similar situation occurs, "rather than waiting for problems and then collecting protective equipment."
Clinton said that the US leader should "do something to get the United States to cooperate with other countries again."
He said that during the epidemic, every state in the United States was struggling to obtain anti-epidemic supplies, and hoped that this would not happen again in the future.
"We hope not only to guarantee our own supply, but also to help the WHO and other corresponding institutions to establish regional institutions around the world to distribute and produce relevant materials fairly."
In addition to fighting the epidemic, climate change is another issue of common concern for the two former British and American leaders.
To solve this problem, global cooperation is even more needed.
In Clinton's view, cooperating to deal with climate change issues will give the world a very good constructive opportunity to avoid excessive divisive nationalism and reduce development inequality.
He said that addressing climate change is a long-term challenge that people face. All parties should seek to unite with each other, follow scientific evidence, put this matter in place, and do their utmost to improve social and economic benefits.
"Whether it is the new crown pneumonia or the climate problem, it is obvious that only through joint efforts can it be solved." Blair emphasized that populism is not the answer to the problem. All parties should realize that the interests of a country are linked to all mankind. We must respond to challenges by following the laws of science.
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