China wins global support for epidemic fight

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Combo photo shows an aerial view of the construction site of Huoshenshan (Fire God Mountain) Hospital, a makeshit hospital dedicated to treating patients infected with the novel coronavirus, during10 days from Jan. 24 to Feb. 2, 2020 in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)


Chinese President Xi Jinping has had frequent phone conversations with his foreign counterparts over the past two weeks. With sympathies and solidarity pouring in from the international community, China has rallied global support as it wages a harsh war against the novel coronavirus outbreak, known as COVID-19.


China's measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic are achieving visible progress as the battle has reached a crucial time, Xi said in a phone call with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday.


Also on Tuesday, Xi had his second phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron within a month.


China not only safeguards the lives and health of the Chinese people but acts in a highly responsible manner for global public health security, Xi told Macron.


Since the outbreak, China has mobilized the entire country and adopted the most comprehensive, rigorous and thorough prevention and control measures, including locking down the 10-million-population city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak.


Both Johnson and Macron expressed their high appreciation for China's efforts to stop the virus from spreading on a worldwide scale as well as its high degree of openness and transparency.


In the past month, Chinese leaders, including the president, premier and foreign minister, had over 30 phone conversations with their foreign counterparts over China's fight against the epidemic, according to the website of the Foreign Ministry.


Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen paid a special visit to Beijing in early February to show solidarity. "A friend in need is a friend indeed as the Cambodian people stand with the Chinese people at this special moment," Xi said.

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