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　　On January 6, the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the National Health Commission of China held a special briefing on China's epidemic prevention policy, attended by senior diplomats stationed in China from more than 130 countries, including more than 30 ambassadors and chargé d'affaires ad interim.

　　During the question-and-answer session at the meeting, Chinese health officials and experts answered a series of questions about China's epidemic prevention policies from diplomats stationed in China.

During the Q&A, the outside world saw China's response to the world's concerns, as well as the process of mutual cooperation between China and foreign countries in the post-epidemic period.

　　Starting from January 8, China will implement "Class B and B control" for the infection of the new coronavirus, and this adjustment has also become the most concerned topic at the briefing.

At the beginning of the Q&A, diplomats from the South African embassy in China focused on the reasons for China's implementation of "Class B and B Control".

　　In this regard, Liang Wannian, head of the expert group of the National Health Commission's Epidemic Response and Disposal Work Leading Group, introduced the "three elements" for reference in China's optimized epidemic prevention policy: first, the epidemic characteristics of the disease and the pathogenicity, transmission, and immune escape of pathogens; It is the level of population immunity, especially the treatment and prevention and control capabilities of the health system; the third is public health interventions.

　　"In the new stage of epidemic prevention and control, we have proactively adjusted our prevention and control strategies and adopted a coordinated strategy to deal with the very difficult situation. This is scientific, timely and necessary." National Health Commission spokesman Mi Feng further pointed out.

　　Not only that, in order for diplomats stationed in China to have a more detailed understanding of the background of China's optimized epidemic prevention policy, the Chinese side placed a detailed document on every seat in the venue, which systematically explained the specific content of China's adjusted epidemic prevention measures and the adjusted prospects Outlook, determination to unite with the international community to fight the epidemic, and emphasize that foreign citizens in China can receive consistent and equal medical services with Chinese citizens.

　　As the world's second largest economy, China's policy of optimizing epidemic prevention and control is not only directly related to domestic economic and social development, but will also have a profound impact on the international community.

At the briefing, diplomats stationed in China from various countries paid particular attention to how the adjusted Chinese epidemic prevention policy will affect global economic development and public health.

　　Frederick Malili, Counselor of the Malawi Embassy in China pointed out that as an important economy in the world, China's adjustment of the epidemic prevention and control policy will help the rebound of global trade, which will not only bring more people from other countries to China to do business With convenience, more companies from China will go out to seek trade business, which will eventually have a positive impact on the global economy.

　　At the same time, what impact China's optimization and adjustment of epidemic prevention policies will have on the world's epidemic prevention and control is also one of the most concerned topics of the outside world.

In the question-and-answer session, El Salvador's ambassador to China, Aldo Alvarez, asked questions about the possibility of new mutant strains or subclades appearing in China.

　　Regarding this issue, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that China has been dynamically monitoring the mutation of the virus since 2020. After the optimization of the prevention and control policy, the new strains currently discovered in China are all It has been reported on the international sharing platform.

With the development of the epidemic, China will keep an eye on and monitor it and report it through various platforms in a timely manner.

　　Diplomats stationed in China also expressed their views on the recent adoption of specific epidemic prevention restrictions on passengers from China by some countries.

Aldo Alvarez pointed out that these restrictive policies do not seem to have any scientific support. They look more like a response based on some kind of stress and have not really been scientifically proven.

　　"In my opinion, the relevant restrictions are not an accurate response to China's adjustment of epidemic prevention policies. We will not impose any restrictions on the entry of Chinese people, and I don't think there is any reason to be concerned about this." Aldo Alvarez said.

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