https://www.scmp.com/rss/505168/feed Tang Bei is Associate Professor at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs,  at Shanghai International Studies University and a China Forum expert en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com For the northern hemisphere, this winter will be long and harsh due to the pandemic. More than a dozen European countries have seen a second round of lockdowns as Covid-19 cases rise. Even World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been exposed to the virus and has quarantined himself. Yet China, the first country to be hit hard by the virus, has essentially returned to normal. The third China International Import Expo, held in Shanghai from November 4 with... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3109634/real-reason-china-pushing-better-global-response-covid-19-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3109634/real-reason-china-pushing-better-global-response-covid-19-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:45:18 +0000 Since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, China has taken aggressive disease prevention and control measures at home. By locking down the city of Wuhan, tracking contacts and actively treating patients, China has not only curbed the spread of the disease at home, but also slowed its international spread, creating a longer window for other countries to get prepared. The World Health Organisation has praised China for setting a new benchmark for governments combating transnational infectious... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3074404/china-has-actively-worked-who-fight-coronavirus-now-other-countries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3074404/china-has-actively-worked-who-fight-coronavirus-now-other-countries?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:00:13 +0000