Victory against the epidemic requires global collaboration, not mutual blame
(Source: China Daily 2020-04-30)
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Global solidarity, not blame game, needed to win battle against COVID-19
（By Zahid Anwar | chinadaily.com.cn | 2020-04-30）
When COVID-19 struck, China took care to avoid chaos, pooled all its resources under one unified command, and provided coordinated and rapid response with full strength against the infectious disease. China mobilized the society and engaged the community and opposed irrational containment measures, overreactions and radical statements. The manner China has coped with this public health emergency caused by novel coronavirus set an excellent example for the rest of the world later when the epidemic transformed into a pandemic.
Heads of many international and national organizations and leaders of many political parties from the world over expressed confidence in China the way it contained the epidemic of novel coronavirus. In the globalized world neither a country can afford to retreat into self-isolation nor can a state alone solve the problems facing mankind. China cooperated in global public health governance and participated in epidemic control both at regional as well as global levels. prevention and control, opted for collaboration in scientific research and provided assistance to many countries where this deadly disease began spreading.
At International forums China highlighted cooperation in public health issues and emphasized the need for Health Silk Road. Despite cultural and historical differences and ideological dichotomies people wherever they are belong to one global family and through cooperation and coordination they can successfully tackle the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic. No area, region or a country is safe from the infection of this novel coronavirus, rational evaluation of the situation is cry of the day and it is high time to accomplish win-win cooperation.
The International community requires cooperation and multilateral efforts to contain the pandemic which is spread by this highly infectious disease. The World Health Organization appreciated the speedy, effective and decisive measures taken by China. China on the one hand donated $20 million to the WHO to back global unity and on the other hand provided support to many developing countries to build their capacity against this public health crisis. Real time data sharing among the countries is necessary because every individual and country is threatened by this deadly disease. Public health security is a common concern and mutual respect, learning from one another and peaceful co-existence strengthens solidarity and security. To prepare the world against this virus China as a responsible country shared diagnosis, tests, epidemiological research and treatment with the international community.
This virus has the capability to cause huge societal and economic turmoil. The International community should bolster exchange of experience in epidemic control, oppose discrimination against COVID-19 and enhance epidemic data disclosure mechanisms. SARS and MERS were contained by rigorous control measures than antiviral therapy or vaccine and that valuable experience was successfully utilized in the world against the lethal, invisible and implacable novel coronavirus.
To defeat COVID-19 unity is a must and for unity this pandemic political divergences required to be kept at low ebb. There is need to augment international solidarity against this global enemy number one in this point in time. The world need protection and healing from transnational threat like novel coronavirus and that makes International cooperation a necessity. The great powers may have political, economic, social and ideological divergences but successful prevention and control of public health threat like COVID-19, convergences require more attention. In the face of a serious threat posed by novel coronavirus global community can only succeed by working together.
The author is a director of China Study Center at the University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
The opinions expressed here are those of the writer and do not represent the views of China Daily and China Daily website.
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Victory against the epidemic requires global collaboration, not mutual blame
After the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Chinese government made every effort to avoid social chaos, coordinated the deployment of national resources, and launched a "nationwide chess game"-style response measure. China has mobilized social forces and citizens to resolutely oppose irrational blockade measures, overreactions and extreme remarks. When the epidemic transformed from a local epidemic into a global pandemic, China's anti-epidemic measures set a model for the world.
Many leaders of international and national organizations and political party leaders have expressed confidence in China's anti-epidemic measures. In the era of globalization, no country can isolate itself from the world, nor can it single-handedly eliminate diseases that threaten the entire human society. At the regional and global levels, China actively participates in international health governance and epidemic prevention and control. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, China has cooperated with the World Health Organization to jointly study transnational joint prevention and control measures, actively participated in scientific research cooperation, and provided help to many countries affected by the epidemic.
In multiple international conferences, China has emphasized the importance of international cooperation in the field of public health and the role that the "Health Silk Road" can play. The World Health Organization expresses its appreciation for China's quick, effective and decisive actions. On the one hand, China donated US$20 million to the World Health Organization to support global unity in the fight against the epidemic; on the other hand, China also provided assistance to many developing countries to strengthen their ability to respond to public health crises. Real-time sharing of data between countries is important because the threat posed by the epidemic to individuals and countries respects no borders. Public health security is a common concern of people around the world, and solidarity reflects mutual respect. Learning from each other and coexisting peacefully can strengthen unity and common security. In order to help the world prepare for the epidemic, China has demonstrated its responsibility as a responsible major country and actively shared data and successful experiences in diagnosis, testing, epidemiological research and treatment with the international community.
To achieve victory in the fight against the epidemic, unity is necessary; and in order to promote unity, political differences must be controlled at a low level. It is necessary to expand global solidarity and jointly fight against the current public enemy that threatens human health. In the face of the new coronavirus epidemic, the world needs protection and healing, and to achieve this goal, international cooperation is a necessary condition. There may be political, economic, social and ideological differences among major countries, but in order to achieve successful prevention and control of public health threats such as COVID-19, consensus building should be the focus of more attention. The international community's success in fighting the epidemic can only rely on the unity of all countries. There is no other way.
(The author is the Director of China Studies Center, University of Peshawar, Pakistan)
