Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed Session I of the 15th G20 Leaders' Summit via video link in Beijing on November 21. Edited excerpts of Xi’s speeches on global cooperation in fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) follow: 

We should speed up action and support the WHO in mobilizing and consolidating resources and distributing vaccines fairly and efficiently.   

Excerpts from Xi's speech at Session I of the 15th G20 Leaders' Summit on November 21, 2020 

China has proposed a global mechanism on the mutual recognition of health certificates based on nucleic acid test results in the form of internationally accepted QR codes. We hope more countries will join this mechanism. 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at Session I of the 15th G20 Leaders' Summit on November 21, 2020 

China will increase the level of debt suspension and relief for countries facing particular difficulties and encourage its financial institutions to provide new financing support on a voluntary basis and according to market principles.  

Excerpts from Xi's speech at Session I of the 15th G20 Leaders' Summit on November 21, 2020 

We need to forge a strong shield for human health and safety, and build a global community of health for all. 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at Session I of the 15th G20 Leaders' Summit on November 21, 2020 

Mankind is a community with a shared future. Solidarity and cooperation is our most powerful weapon for defeating the virus. 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at the opening of the 73rd World Health Assembly on May 18, 2020 

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Zha Daojiong 

Professor with Peking University 

Governments of economies with the capacity to produce safe and effective vaccines should see the benefit in encouraging their researchers and manufacturers to be creative in lowering the costs of the products. After all, effective, safe and timely immunization services will help restore normalcy worldwide, which in turn is in the interest of every economy. 

Sources: Xinhua News Agency and Beijing Review