China News Agency, Beijing, January 11th, title: Foreign businessmen comment on China's epidemic prevention policy: an important step to benefit economic, trade and cultural exchanges
China News Agency reporter Li Chun Huang Yuqin
"I think China has taken an important step forward by optimizing and adjusting the epidemic prevention and control policy." Talking about the recent important adjustments to China's epidemic prevention and control policy, Jacques de Vos, executive director of Pusheng Huachang Business Consulting Co., Ltd. from South Africa ( Jacques De Vos commented in Beijing on the 10th.
On the same day, the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China invited representatives of foreign business circles in China to attend a special briefing on China's epidemic prevention policy.
Representatives from all parties at the meeting affirmed the effectiveness of China's epidemic prevention and control, and believed that the optimization and adjustment of China's epidemic prevention policies will bring more opportunities for the development of the world economy.
"I think the Chinese government's planning and management in the face of the crisis are very good, especially the handling of the new crown epidemic." Voss said that considering China's large population but the death rate of the new crown is at the lowest level in the world, China's anti-epidemic experience and governance capabilities It is worth learning from.
Recently, China's epidemic prevention policy has undergone a series of adjustments and improvements, including the introduction of 20 optimization measures, the "new ten" further optimization measures, the implementation of "Class B and B Control", and the release of new versions of diagnosis and treatment programs and prevention and control programs.
Pierre Mirochnikoff, vice-chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China, believes that the formulation of new crown epidemic prevention and control policies should not be based on political considerations, but should be based on people's health and life safety as in China. scientific judgment.
Such an adjustment is undoubtedly a huge benefit to Sino-foreign economic and trade exchanges.
Miroshnikov said that many members of the Sino-French Chamber of Commerce are small and medium-sized enterprises. During the epidemic, they faced tight cash flow, and now they are finally improving.
With the further optimization of the policy, this situation will be gradually alleviated.
He also hopes that China can adopt more incentive measures such as visa facilitation, and focus more foreign investment on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Voss also said that the shipping problems that were blocked during the epidemic have become normal, and the company's factories have resumed production and operations.
The changes in China's epidemic prevention policy are positive and positive.
"The adjustment of China's epidemic prevention policy this time has a very positive role in promoting the exchanges between China and other countries." Lu Hai, director of public affairs of the China-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, said that China's epidemic prevention measures were further adjusted in December last year, and the epidemic prevention measures started in January this year. The optimization of entry and exit policies has provided many conveniences for all countries' economic and trade exchanges with China.
"We expect a gradual recovery starting in the second quarter of this year."
People-to-people and cultural exchanges are also ushering in the recovery.
Lu Hai said that before the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, Mexico was the only Latin American country with direct flights to China. In 2019, Mexico received more than 100,000 Chinese tourists.
"We also expect that from the second quarter of this year to the second half of this year, tourism and cultural exchanges between China, Mexico and even other Latin American countries will further recover."
After the adjustment of China's epidemic prevention policy, the mobility of cross-border personnel will be released quickly, which will greatly promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges and business exchanges, and provide favorable conditions for countries around the world to carry out cooperation in various fields such as economy, trade and medical care.
Yuval Ben Sadeh, president of the China-Israel Chamber of Commerce, still remembers that at the beginning of the epidemic, China reversed the shortage of materials in a short period of time and turned to provide material assistance to many countries, which is admirable.
This also shows that in the era of globalization, countries should work together, communicate and learn from each other to jointly deal with the global public health crisis.
He pointed out that taking into account the differences in population, national conditions, and the level of medical systems, countries often adopt different epidemic response measures, but this does not prevent all parties from communicating and exchanging ideas to jointly study the form of cooperation, including sharing information, fully Respect each other's actions and conduct reasonable cooperation.
"Not only focus on the conventional areas of cooperation, but also prepare in advance to deal with public health crises like the new crown epidemic."
"At present, the whole world should unite and cooperate as a team to promote the development of the world economy." Miroshnikov also believes that strengthening cooperation between countries is the way to development.
In the future, the EU and China will further deepen understanding and strengthen cooperation.
"This is an era of working together, an era of common economic growth, and an era of promoting the development of relations through peace and harmony." (End)