China has provided Russia with a batch of assistance and been actively helping Russia purchase anti-epidemic medical supplies in China, Xi said.

Despite the wide spread speculation, the US military has yet to make any announcement and no media reports about what may have happened in the submarine can be found.

Such efforts by Wuhan represent international convention, and they were made with the intention of respecting lives, facts, as well as history.

Digital transformation will help SMEs enhance their operating efficiency and create new advantages, Pan noted, adding that it holds the key to SMEs' long-term competitiveness.

China's gross domestic product stood at 20.65 trillion yuan (about 2.91 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2020 amid COVID-19 impact, down 6.8 percent year on year.

China puts people's lives and health in the first place, which is both the foundation and goal of the country’s epidemic prevention and control.

As part of the epidemic prevention and control, imported pneumonia patients in Beijing have been admitted to the Xiaotangshan Hospital in the city.