Opinion: Working Together Towards A Health Silk Road, By Zhou Pingjian
Virus respects no borders. It does not distinguish races or ethnicities. It has no regard for a country’s GDP or level of development. In the age of globalisation, the future of all countries is closely intertwined. Society has become a community with a shared future, in which our interests are closely tied together. In the face of the outbreak, no country can stay immune.
First, the defeat of this virus is everyone’s battle and every patient that came down with it, wherever he or she is, is a victim. What is the point in arguing that someone should apologise for this? We see people around the world joining hands to fight off the epidemic, and the WHO has repeatedly said that stigmatisation is more dangerous than the virus itself.
Second, there is simply no basis and no reason to push China for an apology. It is yet undetermined where the virus originated from. Wherever its origin may be, China and all the other affected countries are victims faced with the challenge of containing its spread. The H1N1 flu that broke out in the U.S. in 2009 spread to 214 countries and regions, killing at least 18,449 people that year alone. I don’t remember anyone asking the U.S. to apologise.
The COVID-19 is a common challenge facing all of mankind. To safeguard global public health, countries must join hands and stand shoulder to shoulder inthe fight against the scourge. If we come to each other’s aid in this time of difficulty and fight for our shared future, we can build an “impregnable fortress” and win the battle against the virus.
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