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22-Sep-2020 00:03:43
Chinese President Xi Jinping said, facing the coronavirus, “we should enhance solidarity and get this through together. We should follow the guidance of science, give full play to the leading role of the World Health Organization, and launch a joint international response to beat this pandemic. Any attempt of politicizing the issue or stigmatization must be rejected.” UNIFEED
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STORY: GA / CHINA
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: CHINESE / NATS

DATELINE: 22 SEPTEMBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY
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1.Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters
2.Wide shot, General Assembly
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China:
“Facing the virus, we should enhance solidarity and get this through together. We should follow the guidance of science, give full play to the leading role of the World Health Organization, and launch a joint international response to beat this pandemic. Any attempt of politicizing the issue or stigmatization must be rejected.”
4. Wide shot, General Assembly
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China:
“At the moment, several COVID-19 vaccines developed by China are in Phase III clinical trials. When their development is completed and they are available for use, these vaccines will be made a global public good, and they will be provided to other developing countries on a priority basis.”
6. Wide shot, General Assembly
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China:
“This is why we should embrace the vision of a community with a shared future in which everyone is bound together. We should reject attempts to build blocs to keep others out and oppose a zero-sum approach. We should see each other as members of the same big family, pursue win-win cooperation, and rise above ideological disputes and do not fall into the trap of “clash of civilizations”. More importantly, we should respect a country’s independent choice of development path and model. The world is diverse in nature, and we should turn this diversity into a constant source of inspiration driving human advancement. This will ensure that human civilizations remain colorful and diversified.”
8. Wide shot, General Assembly
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China:
“We should strike a proper balance between the government and the market, fairness and efficiency, growth and income distribution, and technology and employment so as to ensure full and balanced development that delivers benefit to people from all countries, sectors and backgrounds in an equitable way. We should pursue open and inclusive development, remain committed to building an open world economy, and uphold the multilateral trading regime with the World Trade Organization as the cornerstone. We should say no to unilateralism and protectionism, and work to ensure the stable and smooth functioning of global industrial and supply chains.”
10 Wide shot, General Assembly
11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China:
“China will scale up its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions by adopting more vigorous policies and measures. We aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. We call on all countries to pursue innovative, coordinated, green and open development for all, seize the historic opportunities presented by the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, achieve a green recovery of the world economy in the post-COVID era and thus create a powerful force driving sustainable development.”
12. Wide shot, General Assembly
13. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China:
“It is natural for countries to have differences. What’s important is to address them through dialogue and consultation. Countries may engage in competition, but such competition should be positive and healthy in nature. When in competition, countries should not breach the moral standard and should comply with international norms. In particular, major countries should act like major countries. They should provide more global public goods, take up their due responsibilities and live up to people’s expectations.”
14. Wide shot, General Assembly
STORYLINE
Chinese President Xi Jinping said, facing the coronavirus, “we should enhance solidarity and get this through together. We should follow the guidance of science, give full play to the leading role of the World Health Organization, and launch a joint international response to beat this pandemic. Any attempt of politicizing the issue or stigmatization must be rejected.”

In a video message, President Xi today (22 Sep) told the General Assembly’s General Debate that China will continue to share its epidemic control practices as well as diagnostics and therapeutics with other countries, provide support and assistance to countries in need, ensure stable global anti-epidemic supply chains, and actively participate in the global research on tracing the source and transmission routes of the virus.

Xi said, “at the moment, several COVID-19 vaccines developed by China are in Phase III clinical trials. When their development is completed and they are available for use, these vaccines will be made a global public good, and they will be provided to other developing countries on a priority basis.”

The Chinese President stated the COVID-19 reminds the world that we are living in an interconnected global village with a common stake. All countries are closely connected and share a common future. Xi said, “we should embrace the vision of a community with a shared future in which everyone is bound together. We should reject attempts to build blocs to keep others out and oppose a zero-sum approach. We should see each other as members of the same big family, pursue win-win cooperation, and rise above ideological disputes and do not fall into the trap of ‘clash of civilizations’.

Xi added, “more importantly, we should respect a country’s independent choice of development path and model.”

He said, “the world is diverse in nature, and we should turn this diversity into a constant source of inspiration driving human advancement. This will ensure that human civilizations remain colorful and diversified.”

The COVID-19 also reminds the world that economic globalization is an indisputable reality and a historical trend, Xi noted. He said, “we should strike a proper balance between the government and the market, fairness and efficiency, growth and income distribution, and technology and employment so as to ensure full and balanced development that delivers benefit to people from all countries, sectors and backgrounds in an equitable way.”

Xi continued, “we should pursue open and inclusive development, remain committed to building an open world economy, and uphold the multilateral trading regime with the World Trade Organization as the cornerstone.”

The Chinese President reiterated, “we should say no to unilateralism and protectionism, and work to ensure the stable and smooth functioning of global industrial and supply chains.”

Noting that COVID-19 also reminds the world that humankind should launch a green revolution and move faster to create a green way of development and life, preserve the environment and make Mother Earth a better place for all, Xi stated the Paris Agreement on climate change charts the course for the world to transition to green and low-carbon development.

Xi said, “China will scale up its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions by adopting more vigorous policies and measures. We aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.”

The Chinese President called on all countries to “pursue innovative, coordinated, green and open development for all, seize the historic opportunities presented by the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, achieve a green recovery of the world economy in the post-COVID era and thus create a powerful force driving sustainable development.”

Stating that COVID-19 is a major test of the governance capacity of countries; it is also a test of the global governance system, Xi reiterated that the global governance system should adapt itself to evolving global political and economic dynamics, meet global challenges and embrace the underlying trend of peace, development and win-win cooperation.

Xi said, “it is natural for countries to have differences. What’s important is to address them through dialogue and consultation. Countries may engage in competition, but such competition should be positive and healthy in nature.”

He continued, “when in competition, countries should not breach the moral standard and should comply with international norms. In particular, major countries should act like major countries. They should provide more global public goods, take up their due responsibilities and live up to people’s expectations.”

The Chinese President also announced that China will provide another US$50 million to the UN COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan.
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