Xi Jinping: Tsina at mga bansang ASEAN, palakasin ang kooperasyon sa paglaban sa COVID-19

BEIJING, Nobyembre 27, 2020 - Sa kanyang video speech sa seremonya ng pagbubukas ng Ika-17 China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) at China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS), nanawagan si Pangulong Xi Jinping ng Tsina, para pasulungin ng Tsina at mga bansa ng Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ang kooperasyon sa paglaban sa pandemiya ng Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), at palakasin ang kakayahan sa kalusugang pampubliko.

 

Xi said China stands ready to work with ASEAN to enhance policy dialogue on public health, information sharing and cooperation on the production, development, and deployment of vaccines.

 

When its COVID-19 vaccines are available for use, China will actively consider the needs of ASEAN countries, he said.

 

China will provide financial support to the COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund, train 1,000 administrative and specialized personnel in the health sector for ASEAN countries, and work with ASEAN countries to develop the regional reserve of medical supplies for public health emergencies and launch a liaison mechanism for public health emergencies.