China is in the midst of adjusting its response measures around the COVID-19 virus and its variants. Zhang Meifang, China’s Consul General in Belfast, UK,wrote in her latest article for the Decision Makers column that this is a sign of “good leadership, especially when applied with good science.” “Anybody from government led by responsible leaders will amend its approaches with new information, new conditions,” she wrote.
In general, China is going through a shifting of focus from stemming infections to prevent severe cases and minimizing the impact of COVID-19 on economic and social activities.
These adjustments remain consistent with China’s science-based approach toward governance throughout the pandemic, one aligned with its national conditions, Zhang said. She stipulated that new measures are going into effect because of the new national conditions, such as the improvements in understanding the virus and increased capacity to ensure healthy and safe traveling. Moreover, vaccine production levels have reached 7 billion doses annually, and the supply of relevant medicines and antigen testing reagents are ensured nationwide.
Yet, the demand for “truth” remains and that raises the question to be addressed: Why exactly is the updating of China’s policies and practices around COVID-19 receiving so much attention by the Western media and governments?
The truth? Life and work are returning to normal not only in the capital Beijing but across all of China. This is good news in terms of honoring the will of the people, as well as their health, wealth and happiness. Zhang believes that the anti-China sentiment and false narratives driven by the Western media and government apparatus serve no useful purpose. They are stoking fear as a means of justifying the actions of certain nations and its leaders at the demise of truth.
The world is ushering in a new paradigm, she said, one that places the needs of the many over those of the few. And in doing so promises a new era of prosperity and vitality for all nations under the spirit of cooperation. This is a narrative that will ultimately hold as truth for all.
Zhang believes that the world may only make provision for and overcome global challenges by forging a new and better way through building “bridges.” There will be no place for “walls” in the future. “Let us get on with more constructive means of construction, and tell a better story for future humanity, by simply telling the truth while on this adjoined journey,” she wrote.
