China is getting tougher

The spokeswoman Hua Chunying represents China on foreign affairs. From her speech and several other speeches, China is getting tougher and decoupling is a possibility.

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I cannot find a translated text. Here is the translation to English from Chinese using Google Translate and I modified to the best of my knowledge. A tough lady!

[Global Times-Global Network Report].

At the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference on April 2.

Bloomberg reporters asked questions: Today there are reports that three US intelligence officials said that China had concealed the situation of the epidemic. It is also smaller than the actual situation. They also said that the figures provided by China are all fake figures. What's your comment?

In response, the spokesperson Hua Chunying replied: You must also know very well. For some time now, the US media’s views and related reports on the epidemic situation in the United States and the government’s response, I believe you are asking me questions, “At that time, in fact, there is an answer in your heart, you just want to come to me to confirm it again”.

Hua Chunying said, “I have also noticed the reports you mentioned, including the disclosure of the so-called three anonymous official information you mentioned, and the reports I have seen from multiple US media. On April 1st, US Vice President Pence’s words as well as Pompeo and others about the same type are all accusing China of deliberately concealing and falsifying information on the epidemic, and even saying that as early as December last year, before the world learned about the problem, China had already responded in advance.
Has China notified the international community in an open, transparent, responsible, and timely manner? Is there any concealment? My colleagues and I have repeatedly introduced them in detail. The information released by the relevant departments of the Chinese government is regularly and timely released every day. The information should also be very clear.
Regarding such issues as international public health security, I think the most qualified judges should be the WHO and relevant experts in infectious diseases or disease control, not a few politicians who are full of lies.”

Hua Chunying said, “On April 1st, at the WHO's release conference in Geneva, the person in charge also once again refuted the unreasonable accusations against China's opaque information. Now the epidemic in the United States is so serious. We are very sympathetic. I can also understand the mentality that some people in the United States are eager to make pots and dump pots. We do not want to fall into any unnecessary arguments with them, but facing these people again and again. Thirdly, there are no rumors and slurs on the moral bottom line. I think I have no choice but to waste a little time and list the facts and truth with you.

First of all, what I want to say is that everyone knows that Wuhan is indeed the earliest public notification and found the place of the epidemic, but where did it appear at the earliest? When exactly is it? We have noticed many recent discoveries and related reports in this regard. There are reports from Italy, some experts from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia, who have published some papers in top international academic journals. Regarding these traceability issues, the Chinese government's position is consistent. This is a very serious issue. It must be referred to professionals to make scientific and professional judgments based on facts. Experts from all walks of life are now expressing their opinions, and there are many reports on their opinions. The opinions of these scientific authorities and professionals deserve the attention and respect of all parties, including those in the United States.

The second point I want to say is that China’s timetable for handling the epidemic is clear. Everyone can see from public reports:

On December 27, 2019, Zhang Jixian, director of the Department of Respiratory and Intensive Medicine of Hubei Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, first reported the three suspicious cases she received; on 29th, Wuhan-related disease control centers and hospitals conducted an epidemiological investigation On the 30th, the Wuhan Health and Safety Commission released an emergency notice on the well-known cause of pneumonia. On December 31, the expert team of the National Health and Safety Commission arrived in Wuhan to conduct an on-site investigation.

On January 3, China began to officially inform WHO and countries including the United States in a timely and proactive manner. On the 8th, the source of the epidemic was preliminarily determined; on the 11th, the Chinese Center for Disease Control uploaded five new coronavirus genome sequences Website, sharing information with the world and WHO.

On January 23, the Chinese government took unprecedented comprehensive, strict, and thorough measures to close the Lihan Channel. The measures taken by the Chinese government are decisive, timely, and powerful, which protects the lives and health of the Chinese people to the greatest extent, and also gains valuable time to stop the spread of the epidemic in the world.
I also introduced yesterday that Science magazine published a joint report from British and American researchers, who believed that China’s prevention and control measures have successfully broken the chain of virus transmission and gained valuable time for other countries in the world to take measures. I also noticed recently that the chief medical scientist of the United States, Fauci, said that he refused to comply with the requirements of some people in the United States, saying that China should notify the world or the United States of the epidemic three months in advance, because that is not true.

Recently, the editor-in-chief of the famous medical journal "The Lancet" also clearly stated on the BBC program, "The information transmitted by China is very clear, but we have wasted the entire February, which is simply a national scandal."

China has done its utmost to be open, transparent and accountable. Those responsible people in the United States, I want to ask them through Bloomberg, can you let them stand up and tell the world that if the country that first discovered the outbreak was the United States instead of China. The United States will handle it better than the Chinese government? If they can, please explain.

From the January 15th CDC issued a warning about new coronary pneumonia, to the 25th the United States announced the closure of the consulate in Wuhan and evacuated its personnel, and then to the 2nd, the United States What has the US done for all Chinese citizens and foreigners who have been to China in the past 14 days after closing the border? Why, according to a report by 11 people in the New York Times, a female doctor in the United States, Zhu Hailun, began to "whistle" the outbreak in the United States as early as January, and issued a warning, and reported the test report in February However, the US regulators have been ordered to seal and stop testing? Why is it at the end of February?

The White House also requires US officials, health departments, and experts to obtain approval from Vice President Pence’s office before making public statements about the epidemic? Why did the US Centers for Disease Control stop releasing data related to the number of people tested and the number of deaths on March 2nd? Why did McCarthy, a doctor at the American Presbyterian Hospital, on March 2 on CNBC show that his hospital even begged the health department to test for suspected patients? I think there are many reports, including Bloomberg, which are calling on US officials to stop making excuses and scapegoats for their ineffectiveness.

We understand the current US predicament and the pressure faced by some US officials. The Chinese people are very understanding and sympathetic to the suffering the American people are currently suffering. We are willing to provide assistance and support within the capabilities of the United States in fighting the epidemic in a humanitarian spirit. But the speeches and actions of these American politicians are shameless and virtuous. We have said many times that slandering, discrediting, dumping pots, and blaming cannot make up for lost time, and continuing to lie will only waste more time and cause more loss of life.

I also sincerely want to persuade these politicians. At this moment, as politicians, they should put the safety and health of the people above politics. It is extremely immoral and inhumane to continue political manipulation. It should be condemned by the peoples of the world including the American people. I also want to advise you, through Bloomberg, to immediately adjust the focus and direction of their work, put all their thoughts and energy into how to fight the epidemic, and spare no effort to rescue the lives of the American people and protect their health.

Hua Chunying finally told the questioning reporter that I noticed that when I just spoke, you nodded frequently, so I think we should have a consensus in this regard. I hope you can convey our voice to the American people truthfully and comprehensively, and as much as possible to the American people, including the few people you mentioned who are continuously vilifying and smearing China. I also thank you on behalf of the Chinese people.

Original title: Several American politicians shamelessly, without virtue, repeatedly rumored China to conceal the newspaper Hua Chunying took a 10 minute 8 second long question in one breath.