Jinping discusses coronavirus outbreak with Trump, urges US to respond ‘reasonably’

Chinese President Xi Jinping talked to his US counterpart Donald Trump over vel coronavirus outbreak and urged to respond in a reasonable manner, reported Chinese state media. According to Chinese state brocaster China Central Television (CCTV), Jinping assured Trump in telephonic conversation that China is fully confident and capable of defeating epidemic. He also asserted that China’s ecomic development trend will t be impacted in long term. 

Chinese leer’s comments came hours after death of a doctor who h broken news on vel coronavirus. Calling it a “people’s war”, Jinping told Trump that China has been implementing strictest prevention and control measures to contain virus. He also said that government is constantly working on nationwide mobilisation, comprehensive deployment, and rapid response.

China’s request to US to act "reasonably" in response to virus outbreak was apparently a remark on travel bans imposed by Washington with highest level of alert. Beijing has been critical of US for its response to coronavirus outbreak and blamed it for creating panic around world.

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'US overreacted'

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) h said that US overreacted to situation and created panic among people by withdrawing some embassy staff and imposing a travel ban on all visitors from China. spokesperson to MFA, in a tweet, said that y understand reasonable quarantine measures based on WHO visory but oppose “excessive measures” that “unnecessarily interfere” with international travel.

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Earlier, US President Donald Trump h claimed that his ministration is working closely with Chinese government to help fight dely coronavirus outbreak. Speaking at his third State of Union ress, Trump said that protecting Americans’ health also means fighting infectious diseases and his ministration is taking all necessary steps to safeguard US citizens from threat coronavirus.

“We are coordinating with Chinese government and working closely toger on coronavirus outbreak in China,” said Trump during dress.

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(With inputs from ncies)