Chinese Ambassador: "Effective Treatment for the China Virus"
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] "China is quickly identifying the virus through testing and providing effective treatment."
Newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming stated this during a press briefing held on the morning of the 4th at the Chinese Embassy main building in Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul. He directly conveyed the Chinese government's stance on the Korean government's limited foreigner entry ban, which began at midnight that day. The Korean government banned all foreigners entering from Hubei Province, the origin of the virus, to prevent the domestic spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia).
It is very unusual for a newly appointed ambassador to voluntarily hold a press briefing before the credential presentation ceremony. For a new ambassador to officially begin activities in the host country, they must submit the original credentials received from their home country's head of state to the host country's head of state. This move is interpreted as evidence of the very serious situation inside China due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
He said, "An important turning point has appeared. The number of recovered patients has far exceeded the number of deaths, and the rate of increase in recovered patients is also rising," adding, "Because China is taking strong and effective measures, the epidemic situation in other countries is relatively mild, and the number of confirmed cases is less than 1%."
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Appointed Ambassador Xing Haiming was one of the embassy staff assigned to Seoul shortly after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and China in August 1992. He worked in Seoul for three years until 1995, then returned as a counselor in 2003 for another three years. In 2008, he was assigned to Seoul for the third time as a minister-counselor and served for three years. This time, he was appointed as the 8th Chinese ambassador to Korea.
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