The press conference of the Fifth Session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held at 15:00 on March 3. The spokesperson of the conference, Guo Weimin, introduced the relevant situation of the conference to Chinese and foreign media and answered questions from reporters.
Bloomberg reporter: My question is about China's "dynamic zero" policy in response to the epidemic, which has largely prevented large-scale infections and deaths in China. As the epidemic enters its third year, more and more As countries gradually open up, does China need to make corresponding adjustments to its domestic epidemic prevention policies?
If China continues to adhere to the "dynamic zero" policy, will economic costs rise?
And will this policy hinder people-to-people exchanges and interactions between China and the world?
What do the CPPCC members think about this?
Guo Weimin, member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, deputy secretary-general of the Fifth Session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and spokesperson: Epidemic prevention and control policies are a topic of high concern at home and abroad.
I think everyone can see that after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, my country has always insisted on putting people's lives and health in the first place. The general strategy of "rebounding the epidemic, internal defense against rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic clearing" have comprehensively strengthened the epidemic prevention and control work, and achieved remarkable results.
Guo Weimin: For more than two years, members of the CPPCC from all walks of life, including health care and technology, have been actively involved in the front line of epidemic prevention and control.
At the same time, opinions and suggestions are put forward around relevant policy research and discussion.
The members said that since my country entered the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, whenever a clustered epidemic occurs, we can resolutely handle it according to the actual situation, quickly control the epidemic, and better coordinate the relationship between epidemic prevention and control, social development and people's livelihood security. relationship to maintain sustained economic growth.
The members believe that some countries, including some developed countries, have experienced repeated epidemics one after another, medical resources have been run on a large number, and severe cases and deaths have continued to increase. These countries have good medical conditions, but medical resources have been run on a lot, and severe cases and deaths continue to increase. .
As a developing country with a population of 1.4 billion, if we do not take effective measures, the consequences will be unimaginable.
The members believe that the results of epidemic prevention and control prove that my country's epidemic prevention policies are in line with China's national conditions and scientific laws. Our epidemic prevention measures are relatively low-cost and effective, reflecting the people-centered governance concept and my country's socialist system. the superiority.
We must pay close attention to, study and judge the development of the epidemic situation at home and abroad, strengthen scientific prevention and control, implement precise policies, and strive to control the epidemic at a higher level and at a lower social cost, so as to ensure the sustainable, healthy and stable development of the economy and society.
Guo Weimin: The reporter asked about the impact of the epidemic prevention policy on the international community, including Sino-foreign exchanges.
We have also noticed that some foreign public opinion has recently believed that China's epidemic prevention policy has affected the global supply chain and industrial chain. I think this is incorrect.
It is precisely because China has adopted the correct anti-epidemic policy that we have taken the lead in restoring economic growth and ensuring the basic stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain.
Just now I talked about China's foreign trade situation. Last year, my country's foreign trade scale and international market share both hit record highs, injecting strong impetus into global economic and trade recovery.
Guo Weimin: Here I would like to add another set of data on China's anti-epidemic aid to foreign countries.
We have successively provided a large number of masks, protective clothing, ventilators, testing equipment and other anti-epidemic materials to 150 countries and 13 international organizations, dispatched 37 medical expert teams to 34 countries, and sent 37 medical expert teams to more than 120 countries and international organizations. More than 2.1 billion doses of vaccines have been provided to help other countries improve their epidemic prevention and emergency response capabilities.
China's assistance is also helping the international community to overcome the epidemic as soon as possible and restore normal order, so as to better promote exchanges between China and the international community.
my country will continue to increase its anti-epidemic assistance to developing countries and make China's contribution to building a community of human health.
(Organized according to the text of the webcast)