An effective top-down healthcare system, coupled with a robust pharmaceutical industry and a population that has embraced science rather than hearsay over vaccines has seen China hit 1 billion vaccine doses in record time.
Allowing “competition” to dominate Sino-U.S. ties is a mistake that will only lead to confrontation and possibly conflict.
There is no guaranteed victory against COVID-19 in the short term. Countries have to keep acting and planning ahead, constantly adapting and evolving their strategies.
To date, the words of fair-minded philosophers have been drowned out by the hubbub of ideological, economic, and regional differences that has prevented an effective global response to Covid-19.
At such a critical moment, humanity should work together to defeat COVID-19, and strive for a more resilient global health system which can protect the lives of future generations.
Countries like South Korea, China, Australia, Germany, Japan, and Vietnam, among others, have had much lower levels of viral transmission, due to greater levels of government and public vigilance, and thus a lower risk of encountering an infected person.
While intellectually Biden may not wish to blame China for Covid19, politically he needs to do so. Otherwise, he risks being blamed for letting China go again. Being ‘soft on China’ could easily allow Republicans to take back control of the Senate.
China’s performance since the outbreak of COVID-19 shows that it is already working with the rest of the world to combat the virus in accordance with the concept of building a global community of health for all.
China’s support in the global control of the pandemic is a significantly invaluable supporter, and significantly important and indispensable.
China will not get complacent, and will continue its race to vaccinate against the clock, so as to contribute to the global fight against the pandemic.
The international community and citizens of the world will not overcome the COVID-19 drama by adding political characteristics to it. Only actions matter to the families who have experienced losses, hospitalization, unemployment, and poor access to medicine, vaccines, and even food.
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a common enemy of humankind. The fight against it cannot be successful unless all countries and regions join hands by rising above their own interest. China’s initiative is important at this critical moment.
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