On September 14, 2021 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with reporters in Singapore with the new Foreign Minister Wei Wen.
A reporter asked about the fact that since the outbreak of the epidemic, China and the international community have helped each other to overcome the difficulties and made positive contributions to global solidarity in the fight against the epidemic.
The Sino-Singaporean anti-epidemic cooperation is one of the epitome.
What has China done specifically for the world, especially regional countries, to fight the epidemic?
Wang Yi said that China has always believed that the epidemic knows no borders and that the virus is the public enemy of mankind.
In the face of this "war without gunpowder smoke", China has always fulfilled its responsibilities, carried out all-round cooperation with the international community, and achieved "five firsts".
One is to take the lead in sharing epidemic information and exchange experience with all parties.
China has always been in an open, transparent, and responsible manner, notified the World Health Organization and relevant countries of the epidemic in a timely manner, released the virus gene sequence as soon as possible, and shared actual prevention and control experience.
Based on the accurate data provided by the Chinese side, Singapore quickly developed a virus detection kit.
Based on the diagnosis and treatment plan introduced by the Chinese side, a large number of patients received timely and effective treatment.
The second is to take the lead in providing anti-epidemic materials to countries in large quantities.
Faced with the spread of the epidemic, China has implemented the largest global emergency humanitarian rescue operation since the founding of New China.
As of early September, it has provided masks, protective clothing, testing reagents and other material assistance and commercial procurement facilities to more than 200 countries and regions.
The preliminary statistics total about 320 billion masks, 3.9 billion protective suits, and 5.6 billion test kits for people.
We have also done our best to provide anti-epidemic materials and raw materials to the world, especially neighboring countries, and assist in the establishment of multiple virus testing laboratories.
These have provided guarantees for the regional and global fight against the epidemic, and strengthened the confidence.
The third is to take the lead in providing large-scale vaccine assistance to developing countries.
China has provided more than 1.1 billion doses of vaccine and stock solutions to more than 100 countries and the "New Crown Vaccine Implementation Plan".
It is planned that the total number of vaccines provided during the year will reach 2 billion doses, which is completely possible.
China has also built or is building vaccine stock filling bases in 15 countries to build local vaccine production centers.
With practical actions, China has fulfilled President Xi Jinping’s solemn declaration of making vaccines a global public product, and has made important contributions to the availability and affordability of vaccines in the vast majority of developing countries.
China has also initiated the "China-ASEAN Vaccine Friends" cooperation, which has provided a total of 360 million doses of various vaccines to ASEAN countries.
At this very moment, millions of Chinese vaccines are continuously being shipped to ASEAN countries through various means of transportation.
The fourth is to take the lead in dispatching a team of medical experts.
China has dispatched 37 batches of anti-epidemic medical expert teams to 34 countries on all continents, and Asian, African and Latin American countries are at the forefront.
Chinese experts have in-depth exchanges and cooperation with local colleagues, and some have directly participated in first-line diagnosis and treatment and have become "white angels" who jointly save lives.
Fifth, it is the first to propose building a human health community.
President Xi Jinping put forward this major initiative in March 2020, pointing out the direction of China's participation in global anti-epidemic cooperation and consolidating the consensus of the international community in fighting the epidemic.
China initiated the "Belt and Road" vaccine partnership network, and 31 countries including the 10 ASEAN countries participated in it.
China has also held an international forum for vaccine cooperation to promote the establishment of a cooperation mechanism between the international community and vaccine companies to promote the fair distribution of global vaccines.
These propositions, initiatives and tangible actions of China have been affirmed and responded by all parties, laying the foundation for the building of a community of human health.
Wang Yi emphasized that China has no geostrategic intentions, no economic calculations, and no political conditions attached to China's international cooperation in the fight against the epidemic.
The current global epidemic is far from over.
China will uphold the common values of mankind and the world's great sympathy, practice the cooperation concept of sincerity to developing countries and closeness to neighboring countries, and continue to make contributions to the world's ability to fight the epidemic and achieve sustainable economic recovery.