China hopes that relevant countries and parties will avoid being misled by inaccurate information and making faulty judgments with regard to the status of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the country.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao made these remarks at a regular press conference in Beijing Thursday afternoon.
Chinese Minister of health Zhang Wenkang briefed the press Wednesday about the current status of SARS in China, Liu noted, and, according to Minister Zhang's briefing, the disease has been brought under effective control.
The spokesman expressed his hope that the concerned countries and relevant parties will judge the status of SARS fairly and not be misled by false information, adding that inaccurate judgments could undermine normal contact between China and other countries.
(Xinhua News Agency April 3, 2003)
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