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Fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak will be “a crisis and big test” for China, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with government officials held in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
“The novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic was a major public health emergency with the fastest spread, the widest range of infections, and the most difficult to prevent and control in China since the founding of the New China,” Xi said. “For us, this is a crisis and also a big test. After hard work, the current situation of epidemic prevention and control is turning out good.»
Xi reassured officials that the Chinese government would overcome the economic obstacles caused by the outbreak, Xinhua reported.
“The novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic will inevitably have a great impact on the economy and society. We must look at our country’s development in a comprehensive, dialectical, and long-term perspective” Xi said.
Xi added: “We must strengthen our confidence. On the whole, the fundamentals of China’s long-term economic improvement have not changed, and the impact of the epidemic is short-term and generally controllable.”
