2020年4月22日外交部发言人耿爽主持例行记者会
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang’s Regular Press Conference on April 22, 2020
中新社记者：目前境外新冠肺炎疫情形势仍然严峻，一些国家确诊和死亡病例激增。海外不少中国公民遇到种种困难，对自身健康状况和工作学习处境感到担忧。中国政府以及驻外机构为他们提供了哪些帮助，是否有效解决了他们的关切？
China News Service: The COVID-19 situation outside China is still severe, with a surge of confirmed and fatal cases in some countries. Many overseas Chinese citizens have encountered various difficulties and are worried about their health and whether they can continue with their work and study business-as-usual. What kind of help has the Chinese government and overseas diplomatic missions provided to them and have their concerns been effectively addressed?
耿爽：新冠肺炎疫情在全球扩散蔓延给海外中国公民的健康安全带来持续威胁。中国党和政府始终将切实保护所有中国同胞的安全和健康放在第一位。习近平主席多次指示加强对境外中国公民疫情防控的指导和支持，传递党和政府的关心和爱护。
Geng Shuang: The global spread of COVID-19 poses a sustaining threat to the health and safety of Chinese citizens overseas. The Party and Government in China always put all Chinese compatriots’ safety and health in the first place. President Xi Jinping has on many occasions made instructions to strengthen guidance and support for Chinese citizens abroad in epidemic prevention and control and convey the solicitude of the Party and Government.
疫情暴发以来，习近平主席先后同32个国家领导人和国际组织负责人通话40次，李克强总理同11个国家领导人和国际组织负责人通话12次，王毅国务委员兼外长同46个国家外长和3个国际组织负责人通话66次。在这些通话中，中方领导人敦促外方切实采取有效措施，保障中国公民的健康安全和合法权益，在居留、生活等方面提供必要便利。
Since the outbreak began, President Xi Jinping has spoken by phone 40 times with 32 leaders of countries and heads of international organizations, and Premier Li Keqiang has spoken by phone 12 times with 11 leaders of countries and heads of international organizations, and State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has spoken by phone 66 times with 46 foreign ministers and heads of three international organizations. During these calls, the Chinese leaders urged the foreign sides to take effective measures to protect the health, safety and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens and offer them necessary convenience with regard to their stay and everyday life.
外交部和驻外使领馆坚决、全面贯彻落实党中央决策部署，充分调动各类资源，及时为海外中国公民提供支持和帮助，主要做了以下几方面工作：
The foreign ministry and diplomatic missions overseas have firmly and fully implemented the CPC Central Committee’s decisions and instructions, drawing on various resources we have access to offer timely help and support for Chinese citizens abroad. Our efforts can be summarized in the following aspects:
一是同驻在国政府外交、卫生、教育、警务、移民等部门保持密切联系，协调外方在签证延期、诊断救治和安全保障等方面向中国公民提供便利和协助。
First, we have been in close contact with the host countries’ governments and departments in charge of diplomacy, health, education, police and immigration to facilitate visa extension and medical diagnosis and treatment for Chinese citizens and ensure their safety.
二是通过增设领事保护求助电话、开通微信群组等方式向海外中国公民群体提供更好、更及时的信息咨询服务。近两个月，外交部12308领事保护热线电话接听近17万通，为去年同期的3倍。
Second, we have upgraded information services and made them more readily available to overseas Chinese citizens by setting up new consular protection hotline and creating WeChat groups. In the past two months or so, the 12308 consular protection hotline of the Foreign Ministry has received nearly 170,000 calls, three times the number for the same period last year.
三是协助确诊或疑似感染的中国公民及时就医，持续跟踪治疗情况，敦促驻在国大力救治。紧急筹措必要防疫物资，多渠道向在外中国公民发放，以解燃眉之急。中国驻美国、英国、俄罗斯、日本、德国等多国使领馆安排馆长或组织中国医疗专家与当地中国侨胞、留学生和中资企业人员开展视频交流，提供医疗专业咨询和心理疏导，向他们推介国内在线健康咨询服务。
Third, we have assisted Chinese citizens who have been confirmed with or suspected of infections in getting timely medical help and followed up with their conditions while urging host countries to spare no effort in their treatment. We have raised urgently-needed epidemic prevention materials in a short time and distributed them via different channels to Chinese citizens abroad, taking the heat out of their pressing situation. Embassies and consulates in the US, the UK, Russia, Japan, Germany and other countries arranged for heads of mission or organized Chinese medical experts to conduct virtual exchanges with Chinese people living, working and studying there, offering professional medical advice and psychological counseling and recommending domestic online health consulting services to them.
四是针对一些疫情严重国家，外交部等部门协调各方力量和资源，采取派出临时航班等方式，逐步、有序、多批次接回确有困难、急需回国的中国同胞。
Fourth, for those Chinese citizens in severely affected countries who are in real difficulty and in urgent need of returning home, the Foreign Ministry and other involved departments, with coordinated efforts and resources, sent out temporary flights to bring them home in a gradual and orderly way.
五是重点关怀海外留学人员群体。我们像照顾自己的孩子一样照料留学人员。截至4月初，外交部协调各部门筹措、调配并多渠道向海外中国留学人员发放“健康包”50余万份。多个使领馆设立“留学生国内家长咨询热线”，积极帮助当地未成年学生解决实际困难。
Fifth, we have given priority to overseas students. We look after these students as if they were our own children. By early April, the foreign ministry has coordinated with various departments to raise, allocate and distribute more than 500,000 health kits to overseas Chinese students. A number of Chinese embassies and consulates have set up hotlines for parents who are in China and reached out to underage students to address their practical difficulties.
上述的一系列举措有效缓解了海外同胞的焦虑情绪，稳住了人心，鼓舞了士气，对他们立足当地、做好防护起到了积极作用。来自中国驻外使领馆守望相助、血浓于水的温暖和关爱得到海内外同胞的高度评价和普遍赞誉，进一步激发了他们的爱国热情，也激励着全体外交人员进一步做好有关工作。我们将根据党中央和国务院关于疫情防控常态化的要求和部署，继续协调有关各方积极开展精准防控，及时为海外中国同胞提供更多支持和帮助，为最终战胜疫情共同作出努力。
These measures effectively alleviated the anxiety of overseas compatriots and played a stabilizing, encouraging and positive role in their lives and their response to the pandemic. The mutual help and warmth and love from overseas embassies and consulates have won high recognition and universal praise from our compatriots at home and abroad, which has further aroused their patriotism and inspired all diplomatic personnel to do a better job. In accordance with the requirements and instructions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, we will continue to coordinate with relevant parties to actively implement anti-epidemic measures, provide more help and support to Chinese compatriots overseas in a timely manner, and make joint efforts to achieve the final victory over the pandemic.
塔斯社记者：美国密苏里州总检察长施密特周二在密苏里东区联邦地区法院起诉中国政府，称中国政府要为新冠肺炎疫情在密苏里州乃至全球造成大量死亡、病痛和经济损失负责。中方对此有何评论？
TASS News Agency: Attorney General Eric Schmitt of the State of Missouri filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Chinese government in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri over the coronavirus, alleging that Chinese officials are “responsible for the enormous death, suffering, and economic losses they inflicted on the world, including Missourians”. Does the Chinese Foreign Ministry have any comments on this allegation?
耿爽：这种所谓的控告毫无事实和法律依据，十分荒唐。
Geng Shuang: This kind of “lawsuit” has no factual or legal basis. It only invites ridicule.
新冠肺炎疫情发生以来，中国政府始终本着公开、透明、负责任的态度，及时向世卫组织以及包括美国在内的有关国家和地区通报疫情信息，分享病毒基因序列，积极回应各方关切，加强同国际社会合作。我们最近已经用时间线的方式介绍了中美沟通的详细情况。中方自1月3日起就开始向美方定期通报信息，美方从中方获取疫情信息和数据的渠道是畅通的。中国为全世界抗击疫情作出了重要贡献。对于这一点，国际社会有目共睹，也都普遍给予高度赞赏。
Since the outbreak began, the Chinese government has been nothing but open, transparent and responsible in timely informing the WHO and relevant countries and regions including the US of pandemic-related information. We have shared the genome sequence of the virus, actively responded to the concerns of all parties and strengthened cooperation with the international community. Recently, we used a timeline to detail our exchange of information with the US. Since January 3, China has been regularly updating all countries including the US on the latest development of the situation. The US has unfettered access to information and data from China. China has made significant contributions to the global fight against the pandemic. The international community bears witness to and highly commends this.
这起所谓的诉讼纯属恶意滥诉，有违基本法理。根据国际法上的主权平等原则，中国各级政府在疫情防控方面所采取的主权行为不受美国法院管辖。
Such lawsuit is nothing short of frivolous litigation which defies the basic theory of the law. Based on the principle of sovereign equality prescribed by international law, US courts have no jurisdiction over the sovereign actions taken by Chinese governments of all levels in response to the epidemic.
此类滥诉不利于美国国内的疫情防控，也与当前国际抗疫合作背道而驰。美方现在正确的做法应当是驳回滥诉。
Such frivolous litigation will not help the US with its epidemic response, nor will it contribute to the global cooperation in this regard. The right course of action for the US side is to dismiss this abusive lawsuit.
法新社记者：皮尤中心昨天公布的民调数据显示，66%的美民众对华持负面看法。中方对此有何评论？
AFP: According to a study released yesterday from the Pew Research Center, 66 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of China. What’s your comment?
耿爽：中美友好，合乎中美两国民意，顺应两国民心，也符合两国共同利益。我们一向认为，中美合则两利，斗则俱伤，合作是双方唯一正确的选择。我们希望美方与中方相向而行，在相互尊重基础上管控分歧，在互惠互利基础上拓展合作，共同推进以协调、合作、稳定为基调的中美关系。
Geng Shuang: A friendly China-US relationship is the aspiration of people in both countries and serves the two sides’ common interests. It is our consistent belief that China and the US stand to gain from cooperation, which is the only right choice, and lose from confrontation. We hope the US will work with China for the same goal, manage differences on the basis of mutual respect, expand mutually-beneficial cooperation and jointly advance a bilateral relationship featuring coordination, cooperation and stability.
中央广播电视总台央视记者：日前，马云接受央视《新闻1+1》节目采访，被问及如何看待有人批评他向外国捐赠抗疫物资时表示，大概任何国家都有1%左右的脑子撞坏的混蛋，如果我们多关注了1%，而忘掉了99%善良的人群，这是人类的悲哀。你对此有何评论？中方对外提供抗疫援助情况如何？
CCTV: On April 17, Jack Ma sat down with News 1+1 for an interview. When asked how to respond to criticism on his donations to foreign countries, he said that probably in any country, 99 percent are good people and 1 percent are brain-damaged, and if we focus too much on the 1 percent and lose sight of the 99 percent, it would be too sad. What is your comment? And could you update us on the assistance China has offered to the world?
耿爽：马云先生的话很直接、也很坦率。作为外交部发言人我这里要说的是，在大灾大难面前，自私、仇恨、攻讦，从来不是正确的选择，良知、互助、感恩才是强大的力量。
Geng Shuang: Mr. Jack Ma was being very candid and straightforward. As a foreign ministry spokesperson, I’d like to say that in the face of major disasters and plagues, selfishness, hatred or acrimony is never the right choice. It is good conscience, mutual assistance and gratitude that gives us strength.
新冠肺炎疫情发生以来，国际社会给予中方真诚帮助和大力支持，对此我们铭记在心。当前，中国虽然面临“内防反弹、外防输入”的巨大压力，但仍在力所能及范围内向国际社会提供支持和帮助。
We will never forget the sincere help and strong support we received from the international community after the outbreak of COVID-19. Despite the high pressure of guarding against domestic resurgence and imported cases, China has been offering assistance to others as its ability permits.
根据我目前掌握的情况，中国政府已经或正在向150多个国家和国际组织提供急需的医疗物资援助，并积极为各国在华进行商业采购提供便利。同时，包括马云公益基金会和阿里巴巴公益基金会在内的很多中国民间机构、企业和地方也都纷纷对外伸出援手。
According to statistics on hand, the Chinese government has provided or is providing urgently-needed medical supplies to more than 150 countries and international organizations. We are also facilitating other countries’ commercial purchase in China. At the same time, many Chinese enterprises, civil organizations and localities including the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have also been extending a helping hand to foreign countries.
中方的这些善心、善意与善举，体现了中华民族投桃报李的传统美德、中国人民大爱无疆的人道主义情怀、中国政府兼济天下的大国责任担当，也是对人类命运共同体理念的生动诠释和积极实践。
These acts of kindness embody the traditional Chinese virtue of reciprocating kindness as well as the Chinese people’s big heart and humanitarian spirit. It is also a vivid illustration and good practice of the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind that demonstrates China’s sense of global responsibility as a major country.
病毒是全人类共同的敌人，国际社会只有团结协作，才能战而胜之。我们将坚持做正确的事情，继续为他国提供力所能及的支持和帮助，同国际社会同舟共济，直至最终战胜疫情。
The virus is a common enemy of all human beings. We can only win this global fight by pulling together. China will continue to do the right thing, provide assistance to others as its capacity permits, and work with the international community to secure the final victory against the pandemic.
北京广播电视台记者：4月19日晚，摩尔多瓦使用俄罗斯提供的军机将在华采购及中方捐助的抗疫物资由上海运抵基希讷乌。摩总统多东在机场接受采访时感谢中方雪中送炭、俄方协助运输，称中俄援助是给摩人民最好的复活节礼物。中方对此有何评论？
Beijing Media Network: On the night of April 19, medical supplies purchased from and donated by China were delivered via Russian military aircraft from Shanghai to Chisinau, Moldova. In a press interview at the airport, the Moldovan President Dodon thanked Russia and China for their help, saying it’s the best Easter present for the Moldovan people. I wonder if you have any comment?
耿爽：近年来，中摩友好合作关系保持良好发展势头。新冠肺炎疫情发生以来，摩方给予中方积极支持，多东总统第一时间向习近平主席致信慰问，中方也向摩方提供了力所能及的帮助。两国人民同舟共济、守望相助，体现了深厚的友好情谊。
Geng Shuang: China-Moldova friendly cooperation has been developing with a good momentum in recent years. After the COVID-19 broke out, Moldova gave China support. President Dodon sent President Xi a letter of sympathies at the earliest time possible. In return, China has also provided support to Moldova to the best of its ability. The practice of mutual assistance demonstrates deep friendship between our two peoples.
中俄是新时代全面战略协作伙伴，在抗击新冠肺炎疫情过程中始终保持着密切合作，共同主张国际社会应当携手应对疫情。中方将秉持人类命运共同体理念，继续同世界各国加强疫情防控合作，共同维护全球公共卫生安全。
China and Russia, as comprehensive strategic partners of coordination for a new era, have been closely cooperating to fight COVID-19 and promoting concerted international response. Upholding the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind, China will continue cooperating with all countries to jointly safeguard global public health security.
深圳卫视记者：据澳大利亚媒体报道，12日，因中方一架运输援助瓦努阿图抗疫物资的飞机占用维拉港机场跑道时间过长，致使另一架运输飓风救灾物资的澳大利亚飞机无法按原计划降落。你能否证实？澳外长佩恩日前在接受媒体采访时表示，澳人道主义援助运输遭遇推迟令人遗憾，澳方已向中方表达关切。中方对此有何评论？
Shenzhen TV: Australian reports say that an Australian plane carrying aid to cyclone-struck Vanuatu was unable to land as scheduled on April 12 as a Chinese plane with medical supplies for Vanuatu was on the tarmac of Port Vila Airport for too long. Could you confirm this? Australian foreign minister Marise Payne said in an interview that Australia had raised concern with the Chinese side over the regrettable delay of its humanitarian aid shipment. What’s your comment?
耿爽：你提到的有关报道并不准确。我们也要对澳方发表的不实言论表示遗憾和不满。一位澳大利亚的民航专家已经对此事作出了评论。他认为，是技术因素导致中方的货机卸货进度延误、澳大利亚的货机无法停降，这种情况在小型机场很常见。他还呼吁澳大利亚媒体不要搞阴谋论。这位专家的看法是客观公正的。
Geng Shuang: The reports you cited were not accurate. We regret and disapprove the false expressions used by the Australian side. An Australian civil aviation expert believed technical reasons led to the delayed unloading of supplies from the Chinese cargo plane, as a result of which the Australian aircraft was unable to land. The expert also said this is very common in small airports and called on Australian media to reject conspiracy theories. These views are objective and just.
我要强调，中方对疫情给太平洋岛国带来的困难和挑战感同身受，将继续同国际社会一道，向瓦努阿图等岛国提供力所能及的支持和帮助,也愿意就此加强与澳大利亚等各国的合作。中方积极帮助太平洋岛国应对疫情是在做好事。澳大利亚媒体不应当掺杂政治考量进行恶意炒作，澳个别政客也不应该别有用心推波助澜。我们希望澳方有关人士摒弃偏见和零和博弈思维，多做有利于岛国应对疫情的事，多做有利于促进中澳互信与合作的事。
I want to stress that China relates to the difficulties and challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to Pacific island countries and will continue to join the international community in offering assistance to them, including Vanuatu. We also stand ready to step up cooperation with Australia on this. As China helps Pacific island countries combat the virus, Australian media should not resort to malicious hype-up with political calculations, and certain Australian politicians should not aid and abet such attempts with ulterior motives. We hope certain individuals in Australia will discard the zero-sum game mindset, help island countries’ pandemic response, and work to enhance mutual trust and cooperation between China and Australia.
路透社记者：一个关于外国公民通过快捷通道入境的问题。韩国三星公司表示他们的工程师今天赴西安，这些人是否要在中国进行隔离？中方同韩国和其他国家有关快捷通道的协议是否允许符合条件的人员免于隔离？
Reuters: I have a question about the fast-tracking entry into China for foreign nationals. The electronics firm Samsung has confirmed its engineers from South Korea are traveling today to Xi’an. I want to ask are these workers subject to quarantine in China? Or does the fast track agreement with South Korea and indeed potentially with other countries allow such workers to skip quarantine if they meet certain conditions?
耿爽：我昨天说过，中方正在同有关国家商谈建立重要商务、技术等急需人员往来的快捷通道，目的是在切实做好疫情防控的前提下，稳定中国同有关国家的重要经贸合作，保障国际产业链、供应链安全顺畅运行。
Geng Shuang: Yesterday I shared information on China’s discussion with relevant countries regarding the establishment of fast tracks for urgent essential travels including for business and technical purposes. The aim is to stabilize important economic and trade cooperation while guaranteeing epidemic prevention and control, and to ensure safe and smooth operation of the international industrial and supply chains.
昨天我也介绍了中方同韩国方面就此达成的一些原则共识。至于你刚才提到的具体案例，三星工程师去西安的问题，我目前还不掌握，恐怕无法给你一个明确回答。会后我可以帮你了解一下。
As I also said, China and the ROK have reached principled consensus on this. As to the specific incident you mentioned, including with regard to the Samsung engineers to Xi’an, I’m not aware of it and can only update you later.
中国日报记者：近日，一些美国共和党议员如科顿、霍利、布莱克本、克鲁兹、史密斯等接连提出多项议案，指责中方掩盖疫情，要求对中方进行调查和索赔。中方对此有何评论？
China Daily: Recently some US Republican lawmakers including Tom Cotton, Josh Hawley, Marsha Blackburn, Ted Cruz, Jason Smith introduced successive bills accusing China of covering up the COVID-19 pandemic and calling for investigation and compensation. What’s your comment?
耿爽：美国少数政客为了推卸自身抗疫不力的责任，罔顾事实，诋毁抹黑中方，并且大搞政治操弄，在本应该团结抗疫的紧要关头干扰中美合作，这种行径不得人心，也无益于控制美国国内疫情。
Geng Shuang: A handful of US politicians, in a bid to find a scapegoat for their inefficient response, disregard facts to denigrate and smear China and even resort to tireless political maneuvering. At a crucial moment when solidarity is needed, they are disrupting China-US cooperation. This defies people’s wishes and cannot make the situation in the US any better.
我们奉劝这些美国政客把心思和精力多放在抗击疫情和维护美国人民生命安全和身体健康上，而不是一门心思想着如何去转移视线、推卸责任。
We advise them to focus on fighting COVID-19 and saving American lives, instead of preoccupying themselves with deflecting attention and shifting the blame.
在大家全力抗击新冠病毒的时候，请不要再散播政治病毒。
Please stop spreading political viruses on top of the novel coronavirus that we are already doing all we can to fight.
法新社记者：昨天，加拿大总理特鲁多表示有两架加拿大前往中国运输医疗物资的包机被迫空机返航，他说这是因为中方限制包机过站时间的问题。你能否确认这一消息？对此有何评论？
AFP: Yesterday Canadian Prime Minister said that two planes sent to China to pick up shipments of medical supplies were forced to return to Canada empty. He said it was because of China’s ground time limit for charter flights. Can you confirm this news and do you have any comment on that?
耿爽：新冠肺炎疫情发生以来，中加双方相互支持、相互帮助，积极开展应对疫情合作。近期，加方通过各种渠道自行在华采购医疗物资并多次派包机赴上海运输，中方在物资采购、清关、包机飞行许可等方面为加方提供了积极的协助和便利。加方也多次对此表示感谢。
Geng Shuang: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, China and Canada have been offering each other support and assistance and conducting anti-pandemic cooperation. Recently, the Canadian side has purchased medical supplies through various channels in China and sent charter flights to Shanghai to bring them home. China has been assisting and facilitating the Canadian side in its purchase, customs clearance and charter flight permits. The Canadian side has also expressed thanks for this on various occasions.
关于你提到加方包机空机返回的事情，经向主管部门了解，有关的媒体报道并不准确，中方有关机场和空管部门均未对货运包机过站时间进行限制。
As to the incident involving two Canadian flights returning empty, we have checked with the competent department and found relevant reports to be inaccurate. Relevant airports and civil aviation authorities place no limit on the ground time of chartered cargo planes.
澎湃新闻记者：据报道，21日，美总统国家安全事务助理奥布莱恩在被问及美国如何对中方进行施压和追责时，奥称我们有很多工具可供使用，包括在美国对中国提起诉讼，中国在世界各地都拥有大量资产，让我们看看结果如何。中方对此有何评论？
The Paper: On April 21, White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, when pressed to answer how the US plans to hold China accountable, said that the US has many tools at its disposal, including lawsuits in the US against China, and also China has enormous assets around the world, so let’s see what comes out of that. What is your comment?
耿爽：关于他提到诉讼的问题，刚才我已经作了回应，就不重复了。
Geng Shuang: I already responded to a question about such litigation and won’t repeat myself.
我这里只想强调，病毒不分国籍，是人类共同的敌人。大家应该看得很清楚，一些人在这一时刻甩锅、推责、诿过，他们的主要目的是为了掩饰自身的问题。我还是要奉劝他们，把时间和精力多放在做好自己的事情上，多为自己的老百姓干些实事。
I will just stress that the virus knows no borders and this pandemic is the common enemy of mankind. It is pretty clear now that some people are deflecting their responsibility mainly to cover up their own problems. They’d better invest more time and efforts on their own business and take good care of their people with concrete actions.