China Emphasizes International Cooperation to Defeat COVID-19... "East Asia as a Model"
[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] As the United States raises the issue of China's responsibility for the spread of COVID-19, China emphasized the importance of international cooperation in combating COVID-19 and praised the cooperation cases in the East Asian region, including South Korea, as exemplary.
On the 23rd, the People's Daily of China stated, "On the 14th, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and South Korea, China, and Japan held a special summit on COVID-19, where they voiced a unified stance on joint response to COVID-19 and regional economic recovery. The unity and cooperation of East Asian countries have become an excellent model for COVID-19 prevention cooperation."
The People's Daily recalled South Korean President Moon Jae-in's words to Chinese President Xi Jinping, "China's difficulties are our difficulties," mentioning that when China faced the fight against COVID-19, South Korea rolled up its sleeves and helped China.
It further explained, "Being wary of neighbors and refusing prevention cooperation in global epidemic response is not a good solution," adding, "A cooperative system is the prescription to safeguard the public safety of the international community."
This message emphasizing cooperation came amid China's strong criticism in daily commentaries of the U.S.-raised "China responsibility theory" regarding the spread of COVID-19.
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The newspaper argued that the U.S. is harming international cooperation by spreading conspiracy theories that the virus research institute in Wuhan is the origin of COVID-19, thereby breaking cooperation for COVID-19 prevention. It stated, "While it is important to find the source of the virus, determining the origin of COVID-19 must be based on science," and added, "Scientists and medical experts should step forward to conduct research and strongly counter conspiracy theories."
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