LUO JIE/CHINA DAILY US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo often proclaims to be a "devout evangelical Christian". On the surface, he seems to be one.
The 2020 World Peace Forum Special Video Conference opens on June 16, 2020, under the theme “Post-Pandemic Era: China and the World.” (Photo courtesy of Tsinghua University) The 2020 World Peace Forum (WPF) Special Video Conference under the theme “Post-Pandemic Era: China and the World” concluded on June 17.
Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over an extraordinary China-Africa summit on solidarity against COVID-19 in Beijing on June 17 via video link and delivered a keynote speech. At the crucial moment of global pandemic response, the summit was jointly proposed by China; South Africa, the rotating chair of the African Union (AU); and Senegal, co-chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
When the World Health Organization proclaimed the coronavirus a pandemic, it was clear that this crisis will not only hit the global health sector, but will also impact all segments of society worldwide. As in wars or huge natural disasters, the pandemic put history on fast-forward.
