zh-cn	中国驻英国使馆发言人致函《星期日邮报》驳斥其有关中国抗击疫情的错误言论
en-us	Embassy Spokesperson's Letter to the Mail on Sunday on its articles on China's combating COVID19

zh-cn	2020年4月5日，英国《星期日邮报》刊登了中国驻英国使馆发言人针对该报关于中国抗击疫情文章的驳斥函。
en-us	On 5 April 2020, the Mail on Sunday published a letter by Ms. Zeng Rong, Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, on its unjustified comments on China's combating Covid-19.

zh-cn	全文如下：
en-us	The full text is as follows:

zh-cn	贵报3月29日的报道，对中国抗疫举措进行不实报道和无端指责，
en-us	I cannot agree with your articles about how Downing Street says China faces a 'reckoning' over its handling of coronavirus and how it risks becoming a 'pariah state'.

zh-cn	无视中国和中国人民为全球抗疫做出的巨大努力、付出的巨大牺牲，
en-us	Such reports completely disregard the tremendous efforts and huge sacrifice of China and its people in its battle against Covid-19,

zh-cn	抹黑中国为世界人民健康安全做出的巨大贡献，我们对此深感震惊、深表关切。
en-us	and deny China's significant contribution to global public health and safety. We are shocked and deeply concerned.

zh-cn	中国驻英国使馆已就有关报道和言论向英国政府表达不满，要求予以澄清。
en-us	The Chinese Embassy in the UK has expressed grave concern to the British Government regarding those claims and remarks, and has urged the latter to clarify.

zh-cn	英政府高级官员表示，相关报道不代表英国政府立场，
en-us	Senior officials of the British Government have replied that the reported remarks do not represent Government position,

zh-cn	英方高度评价中国对国际社会抗击疫情做出的贡献，发展对华关系对英方至关重要。
en-us	and that Britain speaks highly of China's contribution to the global response to Covid-19 and regards the China-UK relationship as fundamentally important.

zh-cn	中国第一时间甄别病原体，第一时间与世界卫生组织共享病毒全基因序列，
en-us	After the outbreak of Covid-19, China wasted no time in identifying the pathogen of the virus, sharing the genetic sequence with the World Health Organisation,

zh-cn	第一个采取最有力、最严格、最全面的防控举措，第一个取得疫情防控阶段性成果，第一个毫无保留地与有关国家分享抗疫经验，
en-us	taking the most effective, strict and comprehensive measures to contain the spread of the disease, sharing experience with other countries in need,

zh-cn	第一时间向包括英国在内的120多个国家和4个国际组织提供抗疫援助。
en-us	and providing assistance to more than 120 countries, including the UK, and to four international organisations.

zh-cn	中国的努力不容歪曲，中国的贡献不容诋毁！
en-us	These efforts and contribution of China should not be distorted.

zh-cn	正如世卫组织总干事谭德塞所说，“中国为抗击疫情所作的努力值得尊重和赞赏，值得学习和致敬。”
en-us	As Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, says, China 'deserves our gratitude'.

zh-cn	我想强调，病毒不分国界、不分种族，是人类的共同敌人。
en-us	I would like to emphasise that the virus respects no borders, nor does it distinguish between races.

zh-cn	全世界只有共同努力、协同作战，才能取得胜利。
en-us	It is a common enemy of mankind and could be defeated only through concerted efforts of the international community.

zh-cn	固守偏见、诬蔑抹黑，不仅毒化国际抗疫合作氛围，也背离合作共赢的时代潮流，必将被历史所唾弃。
en-us	Prejudice, vilification and discrediting would only undermine the global response.

zh-cn	我们敦促英国有关媒体和某些政客，摒弃傲慢与偏见，客观看待中国抗疫努力与成效，
en-us	We urge relevant British media and politicians to abandon their arrogance and prejudice, take an objective view of China's efforts and achievements in combating Covid-19,

zh-cn	为维护全球公共卫生安全贡献正能量，而不是相反。
en-us	and contribute positive energy to global public health and safety, instead of doing the opposite.