President Xi Jinping has used head-of-state diplomacy to call for the building of a community of common health for mankind amid the mounting global public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, observers said.
China's experiences on epidemic control and its aid to the contagion-affected countries are boosting the confidence of the international community as it strives to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, and it helps them cope with the challenges arising from the disease, they said.
In the message to French President Emmanuel Macron, Xi said that China and France, both as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, share the important responsibility of safeguarding the lives and health of humanity. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic talks in front of medical experts from China who flew to Nikola Tesla Airport with medical supplies to help the country's fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday. [Photo/Agencies]
He added that the outbreak tests the country's ability to deal with international relations while coping with health emergencies. In addition to Serbia, China has also sent teams of medical experts to Iran, Iraq and Italy, and held video conferences with health experts from many international organizations and countries.
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his gratitude for China's support for his country's fight against COVID-19. There are key areas where China can be of assistance to the Western world, in terms of practical expertise about handling the virus, and procurement of essential equipment and supplies to fight this pandemic given China's huge manufacturing industry, Arnott said.He urged Western nations to abandon ideological differences and work together with China in the face of a global emergency."Now is not the time for finger-pointing, or for debating in great detail what has already happened.
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