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.
国际社会积极合作与援助
习近平在2月23日召开的统筹推进新冠肺炎疫情防控和经济社会发展工作部署会议上强调，公共卫生安全是人类面临的共同挑战，需要各国携手应对。
新冠肺炎疫情发生后，习近平会见了世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞和来华访问的柬埔寨首相洪森、蒙古国总统巴特图勒嘎，以通电话的形式同法国、德国、沙特阿拉伯、美国、印度尼西亚、卡塔尔、马来西亚、英国、韩国、巴基斯坦、阿联酋、埃塞俄比亚、智利、古巴等十余个国家领导人密切沟通，赞赏外方支持援助，介绍中国防控情况，传递中国发展信心，并就加强国际合作、推动双边关系发展深入交流。
截至2月底，全球170多个国家领导人和40多个国际和地区组织负责人或致函致电，或发表声明，对中国表示慰问支持；联合国、上海合作组织、金砖国家、东盟、非盟、阿盟、拉共体、七十七国集团等重要国际组织专门发表声明，表达对中国抗疫行动的信心与支持；各国政要纷纷公开发声，为武汉加油、为中国加油；50多个国家和国际组织积极捐赠财物，提供实际帮助。国际社会给予了中国宝贵的精神支持和物质援助，汇聚起患难与共、携手抗疫的广泛共识，各国人民同中国人民的友情在共同抗击疫情中得到了升华。
在这一过程中，中国用实实在在的行动赢得了世界的普遍认同和赞誉，生动践行了构建人类命运共同体的庄严承诺，彰显了负责任大国形象，为全球公共卫生事业作出了重要贡献。国际社会普遍认为中国采取了坚决有力的防控措施，展现出的领导能力、应对能力、组织动员能力、贯彻执行能力令人赞叹，为世界各国抗击疫情树立了典范，为国际社会应对传染病危机、推进全球公共卫生治理积累了有益经验，提供了重要借鉴。在全面有力防控疫情的同时，中国还积极主动同世卫组织和国际社会开展合作、交流信息，特别是迅速分享部分毒株全基因组序列，研制成功快速检测试剂盒等举措，不仅是对中国人民生命安全和身体健康高度负责，也是对全球防控疫情的重大利好。联合国秘书长古特雷斯表示，中国为抗击新冠肺炎疫情并避免其蔓延付出了巨大牺牲，为全人类作出了贡献。国际权威专业期刊指出，中国为国际科学界加入抗疫战斗铺平了道路，为科研合作的全球动员奠定了基础。
要战胜关乎各国人民安危的疫病，团结合作是最有力的武器。面对疫情发展，提高重大传染性疾病全球治理水平，增强国际协调能力是当务之急。只有各国都担负起道义和责任，才能在全球范围夺取抗疫斗争的最终胜利。