"What we are facing is the most serious global public health emergency since the end of World War II,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping in a speech he delivered at the opening of the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) via video link. In the speech titled “Fighting COVID-19 Through Solidarity and Cooperation, Building a Global Community of Health for All,” the Chinese President noted that confronted by the ravages of COVID-19, the international community has not flinched.
The world is casting its eyes toward China as the country convenes its "two sessions" - the annual sessions of the country's top legislature and political advisory body. （People's Daily Online/Lei Sheng） The 2020 "two sessions", kicking off in a year when China aims to achieve a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and eliminate poverty, and after the country has made important strategic achievement in combating the COVID-19 epidemic, is drawing wide attention from the international society.
Many government officials and public figures in China have begun promoting products via live streaming recently. The mayor (left) of Henan Mongolian Autonomous County in Qinghai province sells local products via live streaming.
The sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia is shocking global trade and industrial chains. At a recent meeting on COVID-19 held this Monday, G20 trade and investment ministers agreed in a joint statement that emergency measures designed to tackle COVID-19, if deemed necessary, must be targeted, proportionate, transparent, and temporary, and that they do not create unnecessary barriers to trade or disruption to global supply chains.
