Chinese President Xi Jinping was speaking via video conferencing at the opening ceremony of a key World Health Organization meeting.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that his country will provide $2 billion over two years to help other countries respond to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The leader of the world's second-largest economy, where the disease known as Covid-19 emerged late last year, was speaking via video conferencing at the opening ceremony of a key World Health Organization meeting. Xi added that when a vaccine for the disease is available, it "will be made a global public good." Some Chinese companies are at the forefront of development and testing for a Covid-19 vaccine.
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