Join hands to safeguard global public health security
By
Ren Ping, People’s Daily
So
far, over 100 countries and regions have reported more than 100,000 cases of
novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19). Only by solidarity and mutual
assistance can we achieve an early victory over the “public enemy” and put an
end to the disease that threatens the security of the people across the globe.
China’s
sense of responsibility and efforts to build a community with a shared future
for mankind are highlighted in the international cooperation on epidemic
prevention and control.
Xi
Jinping, general Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of
China (CPC) stressed the need for China to deepen international cooperation on
epidemic control and play its role as a responsible major country during a
meeting held by the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political
Bureau on March 4.
Since the onset of the epidemic, China has upheld the
vision of a community with a shared future for mankind, guaranteeing the lives
and health of the people and contributing to global public health. It has fully
demonstrated the image of a responsible major country.
China
is receiving huge attention from the international society for its approaches
to and results of epidemic control. Under the strong leadership of the CPC
Central Committee with comrade Xi Jinping as the core, the country has carried
out national mobilization, across-the-board deployment and swift responses,
adopted the most comprehensive and rigorous prevention and control measures,
and launched a people's war against the epidemic.
In
this war without gunfire, China’s quick response has earned valuable time for
the world to respond, and its efforts have built a solid line of defense
against the epidemic. The country, molding a template for global countries, is
lauded by the international society.
When
adopting forceful prevention and control measures, China is also sparing no
effort to contribute to global public health. It cooperated and communicated
with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the international society, shared parts of the whole genome
sequence of the virus strain at the first opportunity, and rapidly developed
the testing kit.
Besides,
the country has also donated $20 million to the WHO and offered medical
supplies to other affected countries including Japan, South Korea and Italy
when it was dealing with difficulties itself.
By
actively enhancing regional and international cooperation on epidemic
prevention and control, China practices its value that all people under the
heaven are of one family and all nations should live in harmony, and
demonstrates its conviction to mutual assistance, gathering powerful positive
energy to safeguard the planet and people’s lives.
During
the battle against the epidemic, heads of state from over 170 countries and
leaders of more than 40 international and regional organizations expressed
sympathy and support for China. Many countries, international and regional
organizations, as well as foreigners also donated tremendous money and medical
supplies to China.
From
landmark buildings across the world lit up in red to express solidarity with
China to the Chinese songs sang by foreigners to convey their best wishes, the
voices of support for China and Wuhan are gathering a strong power to build a
community with a shared future for mankind.
The
spreading epidemic once again indicates the importance of the vision of
building a community with a shared future for mankind in safeguarding the
health of the people and global public health security.
No
country is able to stay absolutely safe relying on multilateralism and
isolation, and only solidarity, cooperation and joint efforts remain the right
choice to maximize common interests and the interests of each party.
“The
only way we will defeat the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak is for all
countries to work together in a spirit of solidarity and cooperation,” said WHO
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
From
information sharing to conducting joint prevention and control, and from
enhancing studies on virus sourcing and transmission to strengthening vaccine
and test reagents development, close collaboration of the international society
is the only way that the world can build a solid wall of defense for people’s
health.
Confidence
and solidarity are important more than ever in this severe epidemic. By joint
efforts, cooperation and mutual assistance, the world will finally tackle the
challenges posed by the epidemic, inject new energy for the building of a
community with a shared future for mankind, and build a brighter future for
human beings.
Five
experts from the Red Cross Society of China arrives in Teheran, Iran with
China-aided medical supplies on Feb. 29 to help the Islamic republic fight
against the novel coronavirus epidemic. (Photo courtesy of the Chinese Embassy
in Iran)
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