White Paper on China's Action to Combat the COVID-19 Epidemic Released

China's State Council Information Office released a white paper entitled "China's Action to Combat the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic" on July 7.

This white paper is an important document that truly records the arduous course of China's fight against the epidemic. It is about 37000 words, including the preface, main body and concluding remarks. The text is divided into four parts, namely, China's arduous course of fighting the epidemic, the two battlefields of prevention and control and treatment, the cohesion of the powerful forces to fight the epidemic, and the joint construction of the human health community.

"The new coronavirus pneumonia is the most widespread global pandemic that humans have encountered in the past century." The white paper points out that in the face of the previously unknown, sudden and menacing natural disaster of the epidemic, China has decisively launched a war of epidemic prevention and control. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese government attach great importance to it and act quickly. General Secretary Xi Jinping personally commanded and deployed the overall situation and made decisive decisions, which strengthened the confidence, gathered strength and pointed out the direction for the Chinese people to fight the epidemic.

The white paper points out that General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to epidemic prevention and control, comprehensively strengthens centralized and unified leadership, emphasizes putting people's life safety and health first, and puts forward the general requirements of "firm confidence, help each other in the same boat, scientific prevention and control, and precise implementation of policies." it is clear that we will resolutely win the people's war, the overall war, and the war of resistance to prevent and control the epidemic.

In terms of coordinated operations on the two battlefields of prevention, control and treatment, the white paper said that China has adopted the most comprehensive, strictest and thorough prevention and control measures, adopted unprecedented large-scale isolation measures, and mobilized unprecedented national resources to carry out large-scale medical treatment. An infected person does not give up every patient, and realizes "all that should be received, all that should be treated, all that should be inspected, and all that should be separated".

The white paper emphasizes that in the face of a sudden attack by an unknown virus, China insists on the supremacy of the people and life, and uses the power of the whole country to quickly and effectively mobilize the resources and strength of the whole country, and safeguard the safety and health of the people at all costs. 1.4 billion Chinese people have built a solid line of defense against the epidemic with perseverance, dedication, unity and cooperation, demonstrating the great strength of the people.

The white paper said that after arduous efforts, China paid huge costs and sacrifices to effectively reverse the epidemic situation. It took more than a month to initially curb the spread of the epidemic, and it took about two months to control the daily new cases in the mainland. Within a single digit, it took about three months to achieve the decisive results of the Wuhan defense war and the Hubei defense war, and the epidemic prevention and control war achieved major strategic results.

The white paper points out that China has always adhered to the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, shouldered the responsibility of a great power, and fought side by side with other countries to overcome difficulties. In accordance with the law, openness, transparency and responsibility, China immediately informed the international community of the epidemic information and shared its experience in prevention, control and treatment with all parties without reservation. China shares the suffering caused by the epidemic to people of all countries and does its utmost to provide humanitarian assistance to the international community and support the global fight against the epidemic.

The white paper points out that solidarity and cooperation is the most powerful weapon for the international community to defeat the epidemic. All countries should plan for human development and for future generations, uphold the concept of a community of human destiny, work together, watch and help each other, overcome the epidemic, and jointly build a community of human health and health.

Source: People's Daily Online