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Wuhan: Nation’S Response Safety and Convenience of Chi­ Nese Citizens, Especially Stu­ Dents, in the Country CHINA DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | 3 TOP NEWS Li offers E-commerce solutions win approval support to Premier calls new business models of of 59 existing ones. The zones, in and other new models of industry at been deeply integrated into the combination with practices to boost a faster pace to promote the growth world economy. We must promptly Dutch PM ‘vital importance’ amid world pandemic commerce, will provide firms locat- of foreign trade and investment. analyze the outbreak’s impact on ed there with supportive policies Competent departments should the industrial chains and work out By XU WEI By ZHANG YUE ing chaired by Premier Li Keqiang like exemption of value added and exercise sound quality supervision our policy response accordingly. [email protected] [email protected] on Tuesday. excise taxes on retail exports. and ensure unimpeded logistics ser- This is of vital importance to sus- “Tackling the economic impact of The zones’ host cities, where con- vices,” Li said. taining employment,” Li said. China is willing to facilitate China will set up 46 new integrat- the outbreak abroad is an important ditions allow, will be considered for The meeting also stressed the The meeting decided to host the the procurement of medical ed pilot zones for cross-border task facing us. As countries have all inclusion in the pilot program on need to coordinate domestic and 127th China Import and Export Fair resources and their delivery to e-commerce, and will hold the Can- taken rigorous containment meas- retail imports via cross-border foreign trade and help companies (Canton Fair) online in mid- to late the Netherlands through com- ton Fair online to keep foreign trade ures, China’s foreign trade and e-commerce. Companies will be engaged in processing trade tackle June given the global outbreak situa- mercial channels and will con- and investment broadly stable investment is trending downward,” supported in the joint building and difficulties. tion. Powered by advanced informa- tinue to ensure high quality despite the impact of the COVID-19 Li said. sharing of overseas warehouses. “In a globalized world, countries tion technology, it will provide standards in its exports, Premier outbreak. The decisions were made The meeting decided to set up the “We must accelerate the develop- all have a stake in each other’s around-the-clock services for online Li Keqiang said on Tuesday. at the State Council’s executive meet- additional e-commerce zones on top ment of cross-border e-commerce future. The Chinese economy has product promotion and negotiations. In a phone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Li also relayed his hope that the Netherlands will adopt Mission accomplished concrete measures to ensure the Wuhan: Nation’s response safety and convenience of Chi- nese citizens, especially stu- dents, in the country. unprecedented, expert says The two nations, both free trade advocates, should make From page 1 Nineteen provinces formed part- joint efforts to safeguard the sta- nerships with 16 cities and counties bility and security of global Epidemic response was on the in Hubei to help them where medi- industry and supply chains and agenda of a series of Party leader- cal resources were overstretched, a guarantee unimpeded interna- ship meetings Xi has presided over usual practice China follows in tional cargo transport, he said. since early January, including eight mobilizing nationwide resources Rutte expressed appreciation meetings of the Standing Commit- for disaster relief. for China’s support during the tee of the Political Bureau of the CPC When Xi flew to Wuhan on an COVID-19 pandemic, which is an Central Committee. inspection tour on March 10, he indicator of friendship and soli- At the meetings, he frequently expressed his respect for medical darity between the two nations underlined the importance of workers, military officers and sol- in the face of difficult times. The adopting the approach of early diers, community workers, police Netherlands has full confidence detection, reporting, isolation and officers, officials, volunteers and in the quality of supplies from treatment in epidemic control, and people from all walks of life who China and will ensure the safety urged redoubled efforts to improve have been fighting the epidemic on of Chinese in the country, he said. the admission and recovery rates the front line. He expressed sympa- and to reduce the infection and thy to patients and their relatives, mortality rates. as well as the families of those who Helal Helal, deputy general secre- died of the disease and those who tary of the Arab Ba’ath Socialist Par- died on duty. Foreigners ty of Syria, said that the great While stressing that medical achievements China has made in treatment should be given the top the fight against the outbreak speak priority to improve the recovery in China volume about the people-centered rate and reduce mortality to the philosophy embedded in traditional greatest extent through scientific Medical workers celebrate the completion of their mission upon arriving at Beijing Capital International Chinese culture. and targeted treatment, he Airport late on Tuesday. The 164 staff members of Beijing’s China­Japan Friendship Hospital aided the get equal In a message to the recent Asian demanded more understanding fight against COVID­19 in Wuhan, Hubei province, the country’s hardest­hit area. XU JINGXING / CHINA DAILY Political Parties Online Conference, and tolerance for people in Hubei the Syrian party official said what and Wuhan if some vented their treatment China has done constitutes a great frustrations after being under self- contribution to maintaining a life quarantine for a long time, as well By WANG QINGYUN with dignity for all humanity. as efforts to ensure the supply of [email protected] To leave no COVID-19 patient their life necessities. Measures: Some strategies prove effective unattended, Wuhan built two hospi- Chen Feng, a 75-year-old resi- China opposes any form of dis- tals — Huoshenshan and Leishen- dent of Songtaoyuan community From page 1 nationwide to 983, according to the the capacity of areas that have crimination and bias, and has shan — literally from scratch in in Wuhan’s Wuchang district, said National Health Commission. weak health systems and are in applied its prevention and con- about two weeks. Each had more he appreciated Xi’s personal care Before an effective and safe vac- Galea added that the digital dire need of medical supplies. trol measures to foreigners the than 1,000 beds. It also established 16 for people’s sufferings as well as cine can be approved for public use, approach adopted by the Chinese “China gives a compelling exam- same way they are applied to Chi- makeshift hospitals converted from his strong leadership in the peo- Galea said a series of traditional government — using smart tech- ple where different provinces nese, Foreign Ministry spokes- sports stadiums and exhibition halls. ple’s war on the epidemic. “Presi- public health measures, such as nology to coordinate supplies and twinned up with different cities in man Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday. Chen Weiguo, president of the dent Xi’s visit to Wuhan took place keeping social distance, wide testing logistics of materials and to facili- Hubei, the hardest-hit area. They Responding to some media State-owned China Construction at a critical time in the fight and prompt tracing of close contacts tate tracing close contacts of have provided healthcare services claims that xenophobic senti- Third Engineering Bureau Co, against the virus. His visit boosted and quarantine, are at hand. These infected patients — is also being — both equipment and healthcare ments are rising in China since it said building the hospitals in such our confidence in securing victo- strategies have been deployed and widely implemented in some for- workers — that are needed in the restricted the entry of foreigners a short time sounded like a mis- ry,” Chen said. scaled up across China and proved eign countries. spirit of solidarity,” he said. late last month, Zhao said China sion impossible, but his company Thanks to the stringent preven- to be effective in curbing the epi- Guo Yanhong, a senior official For countries that cannot afford has always attached great impor- created a miracle. tion and control measures, the situ- demic, he said. at the commission’s medical to send sufficient numbers of tance to the safety and health of More than 34,000 employees ation in Wuhan keeps improving. He also stressed that extensive administration and supervision healthcare workers to badly affect- foreign nationals in China. from around China worked around Ma Xiaowei, minister of the Nation- testing and epidemiological investi- bureau, said 38,000 of the over ed regions, Galea said rigorous “We don’t apply extra quaran- the clock, and they raced against al Health Commission, said at a gations will enable health authori- 42,000 medical workers sent to application of containment strate- tine measures on someone just time to build the hospitals in order news conference on March 31 that ties to understand the risk levels and Hubei had returned to their home gies to avert a sudden spike in cas- because they are foreigners, nor to get more patients treated, Chen the domestic spread of the virus, the extent of transmission in an area. provinces by Monday. es is crucial. do we reduce or relax those said. with Wuhan being the main battle- “In China, most communities “Nearly 1,000 medical workers In some provinces in China, the measures just because they are Over 340 medical teams consist- field, has been “basically blocked” are now free of the virus and the and some senior experts have number of infections was kept con- foreigners,” he said at a daily ing of over 42,600 medical workers and epidemic control efforts have cases we are hearing of are basical- remained in Wuhan and Hubei.
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