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Friendly salon for foreigners in Shanghai held to share anti-epidemic experience
By:Huang Qingyang, Zheng Qian  |  From:english.eastday.com  |  2020-07-20 09:56

The COVID-19 epidemic that occurred in China early this year and has turned into a continuing pandemic has sparked a wide discussion on how to regulate a moderncity, deal with emergencies and improve the public sanitation system.

A salon themed around future co-operation on these aspects was held recently in Shanghai, in which foreign experts and residents in Shanghai were invited to have a group discussion. Participants also shared their insights on the possible opportunities as well as challenges Shanghai might face in the future.

China has been playing an important role in helping fight this global pandemic. Ever since the epidemic occurred, Shanghai has reacted positively and has made effective achievements. Yu Bin, vice-president of Shanghai’s Overseas Returned Scholars Association, pointed out that improving the city’s scientific governance was the key to having sustainable development and prosperity in the long term.

Chua Teng Hoe and Bernard Hamilton, respectively consul general of Singapore and Malta in Shanghai, shared their countries’measures taken to fight this epidemic. They argued that promoting multinational cooperation would greatly contribute to the process of curbing the virus.

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