China-FM Briefing/G20/Coronavirus
Beijing, China - March 25, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press briefing in progress
2. Various of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Geng Shuang, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (starting with shot 2):
"With the COVID-19 epidemic now breaking out at multiple places around the world, spreading extensively, threatening the people's lives, safety and health in various countries and seriously battering the world economy, it is the universal expectation of the international community that all parties could join hands in fighting the epidemic and stabilizing the global economy."
4. Various of reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Geng Shuang, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"The G20 is an important platform for global crisis response and economic cooperation. It played an important role in dealing with the 2008 international financial crisis. At this critical juncture, the international community expects the G20 to play its leading role once again. The special summit will be the first video leaders' meeting in the history of the G20, which is also an important opportunity for all parties to discuss how to take common actions."
6. Various of reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Geng Shuang, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"The summit will also mark the first major multilateral event President Xi Jinping is to attend since the outbreak of the pandemic. Under the personal command and deployment of President Xi Jinping, China has achieved remarkable results in epidemic prevention and control, and is actively supporting other countries in their fight against the epidemic, which has been widely appreciated by the international community."
8. Various of reporters
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Geng Shuang, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"China expects the special summit to send a positive signal on enhancing solidarity, working together to cope with the pandemic, stabilizing the economy, building consensus and taking actions. China is willing to work with the G20 members to push the summit for positive and pragmatic results."
10. Various of reporters
11. Press briefing in progress
China expects the upcoming special summit of the Group of 20 (G20) leaders on the COVID-19 pandemic to send positive signal to the world, said Geng Shuang, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said at a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the G20 the extraordinary virtual summit on coping with the novel coronavirus pandemic on Thursday.
"With the COVID-19 epidemic now breaking out at multiple places around the world, spreading extensively, threatening the people's lives, safety and health in various countries and seriously battering the world economy, it is the universal expectation of the international community that all parties could join hands in fighting the epidemic and stabilizing the global economy," said Geng.
"The G20 is an important platform for global crisis response and economic cooperation. It played an important role in dealing with the 2008 international financial crisis. At this critical juncture, the international community expects the G20 to play its leading role once again. The special summit will be the first video leaders' meeting in the history of the G20, which is also an important opportunity for all parties to discuss how to take common actions," he said.
"The summit will also mark the first major multilateral event President Xi Jinping is to attend since the outbreak of the pandemic. Under the personal command and deployment of President Xi Jinping, China has achieved remarkable results in epidemic prevention and control, and is actively supporting other countries in their fight against the epidemic, which has been widely appreciated by the international community," said Geng.
"China expects the special summit to send a positive signal on enhancing solidarity, working together to cope with the pandemic, stabilizing the economy, building consensus and taking actions. China is willing to work with the G20 members to push the summit for positive and pragmatic results," he said.
China-FM Briefing/G20/Coronavirus
Dateline : March 25, 2020/File
Location : Beijing,China
Duration : 2'24
Beijing, China - March 25, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press briefing in progress
2. Various of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Geng Shuang, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (starting with shot 2):
"With the COVID-19 epidemic now breaking out at multiple places around the world, spreading extensively, threatening the people's lives, safety and health in various countries and seriously battering the world economy, it is the universal expectation of the international community that all parties could join hands in fighting the epidemic and stabilizing the global economy."
4. Various of reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Geng Shuang, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"The G20 is an important platform for global crisis response and economic cooperation. It played an important role in dealing with the 2008 international financial crisis. At this critical juncture, the international community expects the G20 to play its leading role once again. The special summit will be the first video leaders' meeting in the history of the G20, which is also an important opportunity for all parties to discuss how to take common actions."
6. Various of reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Geng Shuang, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"The summit will also mark the first major multilateral event President Xi Jinping is to attend since the outbreak of the pandemic. Under the personal command and deployment of President Xi Jinping, China has achieved remarkable results in epidemic prevention and control, and is actively supporting other countries in their fight against the epidemic, which has been widely appreciated by the international community."
8. Various of reporters
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Geng Shuang, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"China expects the special summit to send a positive signal on enhancing solidarity, working together to cope with the pandemic, stabilizing the economy, building consensus and taking actions. China is willing to work with the G20 members to push the summit for positive and pragmatic results."
10. Various of reporters
11. Press briefing in progress
China expects the upcoming special summit of the Group of 20 (G20) leaders on the COVID-19 pandemic to send positive signal to the world, said Geng Shuang, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said at a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the G20 the extraordinary virtual summit on coping with the novel coronavirus pandemic on Thursday.
"With the COVID-19 epidemic now breaking out at multiple places around the world, spreading extensively, threatening the people's lives, safety and health in various countries and seriously battering the world economy, it is the universal expectation of the international community that all parties could join hands in fighting the epidemic and stabilizing the global economy," said Geng.
"The G20 is an important platform for global crisis response and economic cooperation. It played an important role in dealing with the 2008 international financial crisis. At this critical juncture, the international community expects the G20 to play its leading role once again. The special summit will be the first video leaders' meeting in the history of the G20, which is also an important opportunity for all parties to discuss how to take common actions," he said.
"The summit will also mark the first major multilateral event President Xi Jinping is to attend since the outbreak of the pandemic. Under the personal command and deployment of President Xi Jinping, China has achieved remarkable results in epidemic prevention and control, and is actively supporting other countries in their fight against the epidemic, which has been widely appreciated by the international community," said Geng.
"China expects the special summit to send a positive signal on enhancing solidarity, working together to cope with the pandemic, stabilizing the economy, building consensus and taking actions. China is willing to work with the G20 members to push the summit for positive and pragmatic results," he said.
ID : 8138668
Published : 2020-03-25 19:43
Last Modified : 2020-03-26 14:43:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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