The King: "China Contributed to Global COVID Control... First Reported to WHO to Prevent Spread"

Wang Yi, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister in charge of diplomacy, is paying a courtesy call on President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House on the afternoon of November 26.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] Wang Yi, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister, stated, "China contributed to the global response to COVID-19 by reporting to the WHO and implementing strong lockdown measures," adding, "All of this served as a wake-up call to the world."

According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 2nd (local time), in a New Year's interview, Minister Wang announced that China will continue to cooperate with the world in responding to COVID-19.

He said, "We will never slacken our efforts until humanity ultimately wins the fight against COVID-19."

Minister Wang also emphasized that China has helped the global response to COVID-19 in various ways. He claimed, "China contributed by effectively controlling the virus in the shortest time possible and resuming economic and social activities to establish a strong prevention network," and stated that China was the first to report the existence of COVID-19 to the World Health Organization (WHO) and implemented the strictest control measures, such as lockdowns, to prevent its spread.

He continued, "When an unknown virus emerged, China immediately disclosed key information, including epidemiological investigations, pathogen identification, and genome sequencing," adding, "All of this served as a wake-up call to the world."

Regarding relations with the United States, he said, "China hopes that the next U.S. administration will return with a reasonable approach, resume dialogue with China, restore normalization of bilateral relations, and restart cooperation."

He added, "Some people view China as the so-called 'greatest threat,' and policies toward China based on this mistaken perception are completely wrong," stating, "China's policy toward the U.S. is consistent and stable. We are ready to develop relations based on cooperation and stability with the United States."

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