World needs to stand together in face of novel coronavirus outbreak
By He Yin, People’s Daily
The novel coronavirus outbreak is
drawing concerns from the world. In face of the epidemic, human beings share
the same destiny, and only unity and collaboration are able to generate a power
to safeguard lives.
China’s practices have been highly
recognized and hailed by the world. The country is demonstrating strong unity,
connected movements, and joint efforts to prevent and control the epidemic. It
is timely releasing relevant information both domestically and internationally,
actively responding to concerns of each party, and enhancing international
cooperation.
Spain’s Observatory of Chinese Politics
recently posted an article on its website, saying China’s institutional
advantages that enable the country to concentrate resources to accomplish large
undertakings have been fully demonstrated in this battle against the epidemic.
The united resolution and actions of the 1.4 billion Chinese people have also
made contribution to the joint efforts to safeguard regional and global public
health.
The international community shows great
care for the epidemic in China, which mirrors the sincere relationship among
countries. So far, over 70 political leaders from more than 50 countries and
heads of 20 international organizations, through letters or other ways, have
expressed their appreciation and support for China’s efforts to battle against
the novel coronavirus, injecting confidence for the epicenter Wuhan and for China.
The epidemic prevention and control
materials donated by South Korea, Japan, the UK, France, Turkey, Pakistan,
Kazakhstan, Hungary, Iran, Belarus, Indonesia and the United Nations Children's
Fund have arrived in China, while Russian, Vietnamese and German governments
have also donated medical supplies.
Students of a German middle school sang
a choir to boost the confidence of China, and Japanese friends wrote “Lands
apart, destiny shared” on the boxes of their donation to China. These touching
moments are all about love and shared destiny, demonstrating the unity of the
people around the world.
The world is globalized, so there is no
member of the international society that is free from global public health
incidents. Viruses are a public enemy of human beings, and to take a win in the
battle against the novel coronavirus as early as possible is a goal shared by
the world.
At this moment, what the world needs is
not hypes made by the busybodies, the prejudices and discrimination from the
narrow-minded, or the irresponsible labeling and distorting by certain western
media. Unity and goodwill shall be the mainstream.
Former Secretary General of the United
Nations and Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia Ban Ki-moon remarked that when
the world wins the battle against the epidemic, the history will not only
remember the institutional advantages of the socialism with Chinese characteristics,
but also the shared responsibility of each country to jointly cope with the
crisis.
China is always standing with the
world. “Virus hunter” Walter Ian Lipkin, a professor with Columbia University
forged a close friendship with China in the 2003 SARS epidemic. Now, he has
gone to China once again to jointly curb the novel coronavirus.
After the outbreak of the Ebola virus
in West Africa in 2014, China immediately responded to the call of the
countries there and took the initiative to offer assistance. Today, the South
African company U-Mask donated medical masks to China; Ivorian footballer Yaya
Touré sent his best wishes to Wuhan through a video clip; and over 10,000
staffs in the largest bank of Africa wore red outfits to show support for
China.
To share weal and woe is what works
when the world is facing risks and challenges, and also a strong appeal
released by the community with a shared future for mankind.
Shared destiny leads to close bonds.
The world is casting its eyes to Wuhan where makeshift hospitals Huoshenshan
and Leishenshan have been built in days, presenting a huge miracle that shocks
the world. BBC found that tens of millions of people have been watching the
livestreaming of the construction.
Cement mixers at the construction sites
have found themselves with nickname like "The White Roller" and a
large flat-bed truck carrying construction supplies has affectionately been
termed: "Brother Red Bull". The world highly praises the speed and efficiency of China, and
believes the unstoppable power of the country.
At a time when the world needs to
jointly face difficulties, people across the globe are standing firm with China
sincerely. Human beings will never be defeated by viruses, and will achieve the
final victory as long as they fight corporately.
World needs to stand together in face of novel coronavirus outbreak
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