Sargodha University holds webinar on 'Dealing with pandemic: Lessons from China'.

SARGODHA -- Pakistan Institute of China Studies (PICS) of the Sargodha University Tuesday organised a webinar on 'Dealing with pandemic: Lessons from China', to discuss and learn from the Chinese best practices and strategies in containing and controlling the deadly virus.

The webinar brought together distinguished panelists, think-tanks from China and across Pakistan. The event was moderated by Director PICS Dr Fazl-ur-Rahman, while the panelists included Vice Dean of National Institute of International Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Ye Hailin, head of Xinjiang, the Institute of Borderlands Studies Chines Academy of Social Sciences Xu Jianying, senior journalist of China Media Group Urdu Services Wang Qianting, Australian National University Research Fellow Xiaoyu Lu, Director Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies Amir Rana, and Director Pakistan Council on China Hamayoun Khan.

Addressing the webinar, Ye Hailin said that COVID-19 crisis was not like the previous health crisis and it would change the mankind history. China has better public health facilities in comparison to all other nations of East, West and European Union, he said adding that there was a dire need to address public health opportunities and to invest in public health sector. He stressed transforming the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Chine-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) investments focus from infrastructure to public health sector.

Xu Jianying deliberated on citizen's responsibility in adopting precautions and the treatment. Strong leadership, medical facilities, high precautions and self-responsibility of the public enabled China to deal with this deadly virus.

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