Cooperation of and Aid from the International Community

At the meeting held on February 23 on coordinating epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, Xi Jinping noted that public health security is a common challenge to human beings as a whole, and all countries need to join hands to deal with it.

After the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, Xi Jinping has met with visiting WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, and Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga. He has also communicated on the phone with the leaders of France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Indonesia, Qatar, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Chile and Cuba. Xi expressed appreciation for their support and aid, introduced China's progress in virus combat and confidence in development, and exchanged views with these leaders on promoting international cooperation and advancing bilateral ties.

By the end of February, more than 170 state leaders and over 40 heads of international and regional organizations had sent written or oral messages, or issued statements to express sympathy and support for China. International organizations including the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the BRICS, the ASEAN, the AU, the League of Arab States, the Latin American Community, and the Group of 77 have expressed their confidence and support for China's action against the virus. Many influential politicians around the world have publicly voiced encouragement and support to Wuhan and China, while more than 50 countries and international organizations have made donations and provided solid assistance to China. 

The international community has given China valuable spiritual support and material assistance, building broad consensus on facing difficulties and fighting epidemic together. And the friendship between foreign people and the Chinese people has been significantly promoted in the battle against COVID-19.

During the process of fighting epidemic, China has won universal recognition and praise for its rapid and decisive actions. It has fulfilled its commitment of building a global community of shared future, demonstrated the image of a responsible major country, and made significant contributions to the global public health. The international community widely recognizes China's determined and effective prevention and control measures and is impressed by its extraordinary abilities in leading and mobilizing the Chinese people to respond to the outbreak, which has set a good example for the global epidemic prevention. Its experience in dealing with infectious disease and advancing global governance on public health provides an important reference for the international community. 

While fighting the epidemic in an all-round way, China has actively and voluntarily cooperated with and shared information with the WHO and the international community, swiftly shared the genome sequence of some strains, and successfully developed rapid testing kits. These moves indicate that China not only shoulders responsibilities for the Chinese people's life and health, but also brings a major benefit to global epidemic prevention and control. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that China has made great sacrifices to fight the epidemic and prevent the virus from spreading to others, and has made contributions to humanity. Some international authoritative professional journals point out that China has paved the way for the international scientific community to join the fight against epidemic and laid the foundation for global mobilization of scientific research cooperation.

To prevail over a disease that threatens all, unity and cooperation is the most powerful weapon. In the face of the epidemic, improving global governance on major infectious diseases and promoting international ordination is the high priority. Only when each country assumes its morality and responsibility, can we finally win the victory of the global fight against the epidemic.

國際社會積極合作與援助

習近平在2月23日召開的統籌推進新冠肺炎疫情防控和經濟社會發展工作部署會議上強調，公共衛生安全是人類面臨的共同挑戰，需要各國攜手應對。

新冠肺炎疫情發生后，習近平會見了世界衛生組織總干事譚德塞和來華訪問的柬埔寨首相洪森、蒙古國總統巴特圖勒嘎，以通電話的形式同法國、德國、沙特阿拉伯、美國、印度尼西亞、卡塔爾、馬來西亞、英國、韓國、巴基斯坦、阿聯酋、埃塞俄比亞、智利、古巴等十余個國家領導人密切溝通，贊賞外方支持援助，介紹中國防控情況，傳遞中國發展信心，并就加強國際合作、推動雙邊關系發展深入交流。

截至2月底，全球170多個國家領導人和40多個國際和地區組織負責人或致函致電，或發表聲明，對中國表示慰問支持；聯合國、上海合作組織、金磚國家、東盟、非盟、阿盟、拉共體、七十七國集團等重要國際組織專門發表聲明，表達對中國抗疫行動的信心與支持；各國政要紛紛公開發聲，為武漢加油、為中國加油；50多個國家和國際組織積極捐贈財物，提供實際幫助。國際社會給予了中國寶貴的精神支持和物質援助，匯聚起患難與共、攜手抗疫的廣泛共識，各國人民同中國人民的友情在共同抗擊疫情中得到了升華。

在這一過程中，中國用實實在在的行動贏得了世界的普遍認同和贊譽，生動踐行了構建人類命運共同體的莊嚴承諾，彰顯了負責任大國形象，為全球公共衛生事業作出了重要貢獻。國際社會普遍認為中國采取了堅決有力的防控措施，展現出的領導能力、應對能力、組織動員能力、貫徹執行能力令人贊嘆，為世界各國抗擊疫情樹立了典范，為國際社會應對傳染病危機、推進全球公共衛生治理積累了有益經驗，提供了重要借鑒。在全面有力防控疫情的同時，中國還積極主動同世衛組織和國際社會開展合作、交流信息，特別是迅速分享部分毒株全基因組序列，研制成功快速檢測試劑盒等舉措，不僅是對中國人民生命安全和身體健康高度負責，也是對全球防控疫情的重大利好。聯合國秘書長古特雷斯表示，中國為抗擊新冠肺炎疫情并避免其蔓延付出了巨大犧牲，為全人類作出了貢獻。國際權威專業期刊指出，中國為國際科學界加入抗疫戰斗鋪平了道路，為科研合作的全球動員奠定了基礎。

要戰勝關乎各國人民安危的疫病，團結合作是最有力的武器。面對疫情發展，提高重大傳染性疾病全球治理水平，增強國際協調能力是當務之急。只有各國都擔負起道義和責任，才能在全球范圍奪取抗疫斗爭的最終勝利。