刘晓明Liu XiaomingVerified account

A: We fully support the work of Chinese students’ association, @CSSAUK. They have helped the students organize and support one another by hosting lectures on personal protection against virus, recruiting volunteers and establishing service and WeChat groups.

A: The more prominent issue is the safety of teenage Chinese pupils here in UK. There are about 15,000 of them. We are working hard to help them find hosting agencies. We are also working communicating with relevant authorities in China to help address the difficulties they face.

A: We offer assistance to Chinese Companies in formulating work plans, implementing disease prevention measures, establish early reporting system and meet their needs in a timely manner. We also provided personal protection supplies to them.

The #COVID19 has caused great economic losses to airliners. I communicated the difficulties of these companies to the UK Secretary of State for Transport & Heathrow Airport executives, and received a positive response saying that they will give Chinese companies support.

Q: Some UK media reports that “China’s misinformation”has led to “lack of testing” in UK and that British government officials “are furious over China’s campaign of misinformation” and “demand an urgent review” of Britain’s relationship with China. What’s your comment?

A: We are shocked＆deeply concerned. Since outbreak of #COVID19, UK media report has been objective on the whole, recognizing China’s sacrifice＆contribution which have bought time for other countries in the fight against the epidemic.

A: Some media completely disregard tremendous efforts ＆huge sacrifice of China＆its people,＆deny China’s significant contribution to global public health＆safety. The Embassy clarified its position ASAP. I personally expressed grave concern to UK side＆asked for clarification.

A: Senior officials of the British government have replied that the reported remarks do not represent government position and that the British side speaks highly of China’s contribution to the global response to #COVID19＆regards China-UK relationship as fundamentally important.