头条英文播报|Xi urges joint response to pandemic

来源：中国日报

President calls on all nations to bolster cooperation, improve health governance

President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed China's commitment to enhancing global health governance and shoring up global growth to deal with the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, with the Group of 20 economies set to scale up efforts to respond to the worldwide emergency.

In telephone conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday night, Xi called upon all nations to bolster cooperation within the frameworks of the United Nations and the G20 and jointly improve global health governance. He also underlined the importance of ensuring the openness, stability and safety of global supply chains with the two European leaders.

Xi also spoke on the telephone with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday night, and had phone conversations with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday night.

The frequent interactions between world leaders come against the background of the global spread of the pandemic and downward pressure on the global economy.

During the conversations with the foreign leaders, Xi extended messages of sympathy as well as China's firm support, while expressing hope for greater global cooperation in epidemic containment and joint response to the impact of the pandemic on the global economy.

Macron said he greatly appreciates that the Chinese government and people, with great courage and decisive measures, have effectively contained the disease in a short period of time.

France, he added, is sincerely grateful for China's valuable support and help, and is willing to make concerted efforts with China to boost bilateral health cooperation and encourage all relevant parties to promote cooperation within such frameworks as the G20 and the World Health Organization to beat the pandemic and cope with its impact on the world economy.

The conversation on Monday was the third of its kind between the two presidents since January.

During the phone talks, Johnson said he congratulates the Chinese government and people on the remarkable achievements they have made in epidemic prevention and control with strenuous efforts and enormous sacrifices.

He said Britain has been studying and learning from China's useful experience and will do its best to take care of the health and safety of Chinese nationals in Britain, especially students.

The British prime minister said he fully agrees with Xi that no country can wall itself off from the pandemic and all countries should strengthen cooperation.

He added that he looks forward to maintaining close contact with Xi and visiting China at an early date after the epidemic, so as to jointly promote the development of bilateral relations.

When talking with Xi over the phone, Bolsonaro expressed appreciation for China's facilitating of Brazil's purchases of medical resources, saying that he salutes the Chinese people.

Leaders from the G20 economies, including China, France, the United Kingdom and Brazil, are set to convene a virtual summit this week to address the novel coronavirus pandemic, Saudi Arabia, the chair of this year's summit, said earlier.

Wang Huiyao, president of the Center for China and Globalization, said the virtual G20 summit would be an important platform for experience sharing and coordinating global efforts to fight the pandemic while coming up with plans for global economic revitalization.

While talking with Egyptian president on Monday night, Xi reiterated China's advocacy of boosting global cooperation in fighting the pandemic based on the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Ruan Zongze, executive vice-president of the China Institute of International Studies, said a stronger sense of community with a shared future among different countries is essential to winning the global fight against the pandemic.

"Unity and cooperation is the only Noah's Ark in the face of the rampant public health crisis," he said.

Xinhua contributed to this story.

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【背景阅读】

一天3次通话，习主席密集发出团结合作的中国倡议

新华社北京3月24日电 战“疫”时期，中国元首外交保持高频节奏。3月23日晚，习主席分别同法国总统马克龙、英国首相约翰逊、埃及总统塞西通电话。

这是最近两个多月来习主席同马克龙总统第三次通话、最近一个多月来第二次同约翰逊首相通电话。此次通话前，习主席还曾就法国发生新冠肺炎疫情向马克龙总统致慰问电。

如此密集的领导人互动，大背景是日益严峻的全球疫情形势。根据世界卫生组织最新数据，全球新冠肺炎确诊病例已突破33万例。与此同时，疫情对世界经济的冲击日益显现。面对疫情蔓延和经济下行压力的双重挑战，各国亟需团结合作、共同应对。

法国、英国、埃及都是具有重要影响力的大国，肩负着维护世界和地区公共安全的责任。习主席同上述3国领导人通话，一方面表达中方对3国抗疫的慰问和支持，另一方面也是通过加强与世界大国、地区大国的沟通协调，进一步推动国际防疫合作、完善全球卫生治理，携手各方、共同抵御疫情对世界经济带来的冲击。

在同马克龙总统通话中，习主席特别强调“共同帮助非洲国家做好疫情防控，努力打造卫生健康共同体”。

同约翰逊首相通话时，习主席专门谈到“加强宏观经济政策协调，稳市场，保增长，保民生，确保全球供应链开放、稳定、安全”。

在同塞西总统通电话中，习主席明确表示，“中国将同各国一道，基于人类命运共同体理念，加强国际防疫合作”。（来源：新华社）