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SAN FRANCISCO -- What China is attempting to do in response to this problem, and to monitor people's movements and possible transmission is "unprecedented" and "remarkable," said Arthur Reingold, an epidemiologist at University of California, Berkeley, in a recent interview.

"Pretty much any city I know of, if all of a sudden there are thousands of people contracting severe pneumonia and requiring isolation, their resources will be greatly strained, anywhere in the world," he said.

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BELGRADE -- China's ability to keep up with the economic momentum in face of the novel coronavirus stems from its previous similar experiences, and the hard-working Chinese people are likely to pull the country right back onto its set path, said Katarina Zakic, a research fellow at the Institute of International Politics and Economics in Belgrade, in a recent interview with Xinhua.

"The (Chinese) government knows what it needs to do after the outbreak ends," Zakic said, adding that "the Chinese economy is in a better position these days."

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BUENOS AIRES -- China is a source of development opportunities for Latin America, and the concepts of mutual benefit and shared gain that mark bilateral ties will lead to increasing cooperation and progress for both sides, an Argentine international relations expert has said.

"Beijing is a leading trade partner for countries in the region and a major investor in key economic sectors such as infrastructure, energy, transport and mining," Carla Oliva, coordinator of the China and Argentina study group at the National University of Rosario, told Xinhua.

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said here on Monday that the impact of COVID-19 on China's economy is temporary and will not affect China's long-term social and economic development goals.

"I think the coronavirus will not change China's long-term economic development goals, nor the Belt and Road Initiative," he told a news conference. Enditem

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