China sees resilient cooperation with Belt and Road countries (4)

Wang Anming, a member of Chinese medical experts team, installs CT equipment in Baghdad, Iraq, April 12, 2020. After years of war and conflicts, Iraq's health system has been fragile, suffering from damages to hospitals and other medical infrastructure, as well as facing a shortage of medical professionals and supplies. Without national prevention and control mechanism against the pandemic, the worn-torn country faces mounting challenges to contain the outbreak. However, the Chinese team has made significant achievements in boosting Iraq's testing capacity and strengthening its capabilities to contain COIVD-19. The year 2020 has been a tough one for world economies amid a global COVID-19 pandemic. Against this backdrop, China has seen resilient cooperation with the Belt and Road (B&R) countries. As the coronavirus pandemic severely hits international transport, the China-Europe freight trains play a pivotal role in land transport among countries, as shown by the rising number of trains, opening of new routes, and the volume of goods. Major B&R projects, including the China-Laos railway, China-Thailand railway, Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, and Hungary-Serbia railway are making positive headway. China's aid to Belt and Road partner countries and the experience it shared with them during the COVID-19 pandemic are valuable and render the Health Silk Road more concrete. (Xinhua/Zhang Miao)