On October 30, 2021 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tan Desai in Rome.
Wang Yi said that for more than a year, under the personal deployment and command of President Xi Jinping, the Chinese people have fought the people's war against the epidemic and achieved major strategic results.
While doing its own thing well, China always adheres to the concept of a community of human health and health, overcomes its own difficulties when the world is most urgently needed, and carried out the largest emergency humanitarian operation since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Demonstrated China's responsibility and made China's contribution.
The World Health Organization is the central organization in the global fight against the epidemic. China attaches importance to the role of the World Health Organization and is willing to strengthen cooperation in promoting equitable vaccine distribution, research and development of new crown drugs, and supporting African countries in the fight against the epidemic, so as to contribute positive energy to global anti-epidemic cooperation.
Wang Yi said that unity is the most powerful weapon in fighting the epidemic.
The global fight against the pandemic is a major test of multilateralism. I hope that the WHO will adhere to a scientific attitude and put people’s life safety and health first; adhere to solidarity and cooperation, and oppose "politicization" and "labeling" through the fight against the pandemic. Stigmatization".
Wang Yi emphasized that the global traceability of the virus should adopt an objective, scientific, and responsible attitude, be vigilant of all kinds of political hype, and treat all member states equally and earnestly respect the sovereignty of each country.
China is willing to discuss future cooperation with the WHO on this basis.
Tedros said that the epidemic is a global public enemy.
The World Health Organization appreciates China's solidarity in providing help and support to countries in fighting the epidemic, and appreciates China's support and participation in the implementation plan of the new crown pneumonia vaccine, and its positive contribution to the equitable distribution of vaccines.
The WHO has always adhered to principles, will not succumb to external political pressure, resolutely oppose "sweeping the pot", resolutely resist the "politicization" of the epidemic, and will continue to carry out research on virus traceability with a scientific attitude.