(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Chinese embassies and consulates abroad have intensively spoken out: uphold the spirit of science and oppose the politicization of virus traceability
China News Service, Beijing, August 5 (Han Chi, Chengrong) In recent days, Chinese embassies and consulates abroad have spoken intensively, affirming that the scientific spirit should be upheld on the issue of the traceability of the new coronavirus, and all actions that politicize the traceability of the virus should be opposed.
The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea said on the 3rd that the new crown pneumonia epidemic has spread globally, posing a huge threat to the lives and health of people in all countries.
Every responsible country and every responsible scientist wants to figure out the source of the new coronavirus.
This is of great significance to prevent similar epidemics from happening again.
The traceability of the novel coronavirus is a scientific issue. The Chinese government has always supported scientific traceability of the virus and opposed the politicization of traceability.
On the same day, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom stated that China has always supported scientific traceability of the virus and opposed the politicization of traceability.
At present, about 60 countries and regions have written to WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus, emphasizing that virus traceability is a scientific task.
More and more countries have overwhelmingly voiced justice.
This is in sharp contrast with individual countries engaging in political manipulation, opposing science, and distorting facts. It fully reflects the justice and backlash of the international community, and fully proves that countries that uphold fairness, objectivity, and justice still account for the majority.
The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Australia pointed out that China has always adopted a scientific, professional, serious and responsible attitude on the issue of traceability.
He introduced the brief status and latest developments of China’s support for scientific investigations, and criticized a few countries for blatantly disregarding the achievements of scientists’ cooperation, for their own benefit, and not hesitating to abandon science and truth, stigmatizing the epidemic, labeling the virus, and politicizing its origin. Seriously interfered with and undermined the international traceability research cooperation.
The spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the European Union recently pointed out that the virus is the common enemy of mankind, and the international community can only be defeated by unity and cooperation.
We firmly oppose the practice of political manipulation in the name of open and transparent scientific investigation.
The stigmatization of the epidemic, the labeling of the virus, and the politicization of traceability have severely disrupted and disrupted international traceability research cooperation, and created great difficulties and obstacles for countries in fighting the epidemic and saving lives.
We must reject it.
"We advise relevant parties to stop political manipulation on the issue of traceability, stop using the issue of traceability to push blame, and stop deliberately sabotaging international traceability research cooperation."
The Chinese ambassador to Iran, Chang Hua, recently published a signed article in Iran’s Tehran Times, “The traceability of the new crown virus should follow science”, pointing out that the traceability of the virus should be carried out by the cooperation of scientists around the world. Act according to the will of individual countries.
Chinese Ambassador to the Congo (DRC) Zhu Jing said in an interview with local mainstream media on the 3rd that China attaches great importance to the issue of virus traceability and is willing to work with the international community including Congo (DRC) to jointly maintain the scientific and seriousness of traceability research. Sex, and jointly resist the countercurrent that politicizes the issue of traceability.
On the 4th, Chinese Ambassador to Angola Gong Tao published a signed article entitled "The traceability of the new crown virus is a scientific issue and should be free from political interference" in the Angolan "National Daily".
He introduced China's basic position on tracing the source of the new crown virus, and pointed out that the virus is the common enemy of mankind. Whether it is prevention or treatment, we need to unite to deal with it.
On the important and complex scientific issue of tracing the source, the cooperation of scientists from all over the world is needed, and the joint efforts and cooperation of governments and the people of all countries are needed.
"True the tracing of the new crown virus as a scientific issue and get rid of political interference."
The official account of the Chinese Embassy in South Africa published an article on July 31, introducing the relevant statement of the African National Congress, the ruling party in South Africa.
The statement stated that the high-income countries' vigorous practice of "vaccine nationalism" and "vaccine apartheid" have caused developing countries to increase morbidity and mortality, economic shrinkage, poverty and inequality. The international community should strive to maintain unity to effectively curb The spread of the virus reduces damage.
Vaccines are essential to controlling the epidemic. The current international community should focus on vaccine cooperation, rather than politicizing the issue of virus traceability.
The official account of the Chinese Embassy in Senegal issued an article on the 4th to introduce a review article by senior journalist Diop entitled "The Origin of the New Coronavirus: Rather than Debating the Origin of the Virus, it is Better to Study a Solution" by the senior journalist Diop, condemning the origin of the virus. The issue is politicized, and the international community is urged to unite and cooperate to jointly fight the new crown epidemic.
According to an article published in the official account of the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania, Tanzania’s mainstream media "The Citizen" recently published a commentary by Unuki, an independent Tanzanian writer and well-known current affairs commentator, "The Depoliticization of the New Crown Epidemic in the Context of Anti-epidemic in China and the West ", said that China is a major contributor to the global fight against the epidemic, and the US and the West have politicized the issue of the source of the new crown virus with ulterior motives and are extremely harmful.
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