病毒是人類的共同敵人，疫情是各國的共同挑戰。大疫當前，各國在做好自身防控的同時，盡己所能，幫助他人，既是人性使然，也是道義所在。反觀美國一些政客及其跟風者，《聖經》箴言“愛人如己”掛在嘴邊，乾的卻是冷血無情之事。他們誹謗中國捐款是“慷慨政治”，專家馳援是“地緣擴張”，物資支持是“口罩外交”，其內心之偏狹、操弄之惡劣，令人錯愕。
生命無價，救人第一；滴水之恩，湧泉相報。中國抗擊疫情的危難關頭，得到國際社會鼎力相助，許多國家迅速向中國提供醫療物資等援助。對各國伸出的援手，我們心懷感激，永遠不會忘記。在中國疫情得到初步控制後，中國即積極開展對外抗疫援助，啟動了新中國成立以來援助時間最集中、涉及範圍最廣泛的一次緊急人道主義行動， 從東京到巴黎，從德黑蘭到馬德里，從黑海之濱到非洲之角……這個春天，一批批來自中國的醫療物資運抵全球各大機場，一批批資金捐贈給世界衛生組織等國際機構，一支支中國醫療專家組穿梭於世界多地，一次次專家視頻會議在五大洲跨洋舉行。提出推動構建人類命運共同體的中國，正以自己的實際行動踐行這一理念。事實不容歪曲，公理不容玷汙。世界各國為挽救生命作出的一切努力都應該得到尊重和肯定，千萬不要以小人之心度君子之腹！
美國政要公開宣稱，他們靠的不僅是財富和實力，更靠“三大法寶”：卓有成效的國內治理、為世界提供公共產品、引領各國應對危機的能力和意願。人們不禁要問，疫情之下，美國究竟為本國、為世界做了什麼？疫情初起，美國無視世衛組織預警，舉措不力、貽誤戰機，導致疫情在美國大暴發，面對追責一味“甩鍋”，一甩中國、二甩世衛、三甩移民。對外，他們無視抗疫急需，加大制裁伊朗、敘利亞、委內瑞拉等國，以荒唐的說辭警告各國不要接受古巴抗疫醫療隊。世衛組織是協助各國抗疫的重要國際機構，美國卻不惜以“斷供”“退群”相威脅，甚至蠻橫地要求撤換由各國選舉產生的世衛組織領導人。其所作所為，哪裡有“愛人如己”的影子？
病毒肆虐，沒有安全島；互助合作，方能渡難關，這是基本道理，也是國際共識。反觀美國，聯合國啟動疫苗和藥物研製生產的全球合作計劃，美國拒絕參加，《華盛頓郵報》刊文批評，“在過去兩個月，生活已經出現了翻天覆地的變化，但唯一沒有改變的就是特朗普政府失敗的外交政策”；抗疫物資全球告缺，美國連盟友的交情也棄之不顧，截留他國訂購的防疫物資；疫苗是抗疫希望、決勝利器，而美國卻謀求重金買斷德國疫苗研發企業新冠病毒疫苗所有權，這被西方媒體稱為“現代海盜”。德國衛生部長延斯·施潘更是直接回應，德國“只會為全世界開發疫苗”，而不是“為個別國家研發”。
危難之際，道義的力量、人性的溫暖尤為珍貴。疫情之下，美國有政客拿交通事故與新冠肺炎疫情類比，輕描淡寫地描繪著數萬人死亡的悲慘場景，冷血無情昭然若揭；還有官員公開主張應允許病毒傳播，讓那些老弱病殘、無家可歸的人被淘汰掉，以“解決我們社會的重大負擔”，引發眾怒。他們能冷血無情到這個程度，大大超出了善良人們的認識能力！美國一些政客以“美國在應對疫情方面的強大領導能力”自詡，國務卿蓬佩奧更是毫無廉恥地四處誇口，聲稱慷慨是美國核心價值觀，但實際情況卻是“只聽樓梯響，不見人下來”。美國駐以色列大使曾信誓旦旦保證，美國將向“巴勒斯坦的醫院和家庭提供500萬美元，以滿足抗擊新冠病毒的緊急醫療需求”，而巴勒斯坦駐法國大使隨後表示，這筆捐款的實際情況與美方的描述完全不同，美方在向巴勒斯坦提供援助一事上撒謊，更有媒體報道“一分沒到賬”。
頗具諷刺意味的是，美國《國家利益》雜誌刊文稱：“美國接受的中國援助，甚至比美國政府自己提供給民眾的都要多。”這就不難理解，為什麼有網民發帖批評美國一些政客：“人性是稀罕物，道德是奢侈品。”
人類只有一個地球，各國同處一個世界。在這場疫情防控全球阻擊戰面前，沒有任何事比挽救生命更重要、比攜手協作更迫切。
U.S. politicians reveal their cold-bloodedness in pandemic response
Viruses are common enemies of human beings and the COVID-19 pandemic poses common challenges for all countries. It is a humane and just act for countries to do their best to help others in the pandemic while maintaining strict prevention and control policies at home.
However, some U.S. politicians and their followers are being cold-blooded even though they always speak of Bible verses. They described China’s donation to other countries as“politics of generosity,”medical teams as “geopolitical expansion,”and material supports as “mask diplomacy.”Their narrow mind and vicious manipulation are really astonishing.
Saving lives comes before everything as life is invaluable, and goodwill shall be repaid with greater kindness - those are China’s traditional virtues. China received strong support from the international society when it had a hard time battling the novel coronavirus, and it is grateful to and will never forget the assistance offered by each country.
After China achieved initial progress in containing the virus, it immediately started offering assistance for other countries, launching the most intensive and wide-ranging emergency humanitarian operation since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, from Tokyo to Paris, from Teheran to Madrid, and from the shore of the Black Sea to the cape of Africa.
China is taking concrete actions to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
This spring, batches of medical supplies arrived at major airports around the world from China; huge amounts of cash were donated to international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO); teams of Chinese medical experts traveled across countries to help relieve the pandemic; and cross-continental teleconferences were held between Chinese and foreign experts to exchange anti-pandemic experiences.
Facts shall not be distorted, and any act tarnishing truth shall not be tolerated. Never estimate the generosity of others with narrow-mindedness, as every effort made by global countries to save lives deserves respect and recognition.
American dignitaries said publicly that the status of the United States as a global leader over the past seven decades has been built not just on wealth and power but also, and just as important, on the legitimacy that flows from the United States’ domestic governance, provision of global public goods, and ability and willingness to muster and coordinate a global response to crises.
However, what on earth did the U.S. do for itself and the world in the pandemic?
At the initial phase of the pandemic, the White House ignored the warning from the WHO and failed to take effective measures, which later led to a drastic surge in infections. Besides, it also passed the buck to China, the WHO and immigrants. Turning a blind eye to the urgency of pandemic relief, the U.S. enhanced its sanctions on Iran, Syria and Venezuela, and told countries not to accept the help from Cuban medical teams with various ridiculous excuses. It even threatened to stop funding the WHO, an important international organization that helps the world fight the pandemic, and arbitrarily requested to replacethe WHO chief.
There’s no refuge in the world as the virus is still rampant around the globe, and only mutual assistance and cooperation can help the world get through the difficulty. It is a fundamental point, as well as an international consensus.
On the contrary, the U.S. refused to join a UN initiative to research, manufacture and distribute a possible vaccine and treatments for COVID-19. “In the past two months, our lives have changed beyond all recognition. The only thing that has remained the same is President Trump’s failed foreign policy,”said Washington Post in a recent article.
Washington even ditched its allies when anti-pandemic materials arein short supply, intercepting medical materials ordered by other countries. Vaccines are considered hope and a sharp weapon in the pandemic, but the U.S. offered large sums of money to get exclusive access to a coronavirus vaccine being developed by aGerman company, in a move condemned as “modern piracy”by Western media. German Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahncommentedthat his countrywould only develop a vaccine “for the whole world, not for individual countries.”
The power of morality and warmth of humanity are valuable especially in crisis. Some U.S. politicians compared COVID-19 to traffic accidents, in an attempt to play down thedeaths of tens of thousands of people, which only revealed their cold-bloodedness. Some publically called to allow the transmission of the virus, so as to “fix what is a significant burden on our society and resources that can be used”at the sacrifice of the lives of the vulnerable groups and the homeless. Their cold-bloodedness is way beyond people’s recognition.
They bragged about the “strong leadership”of the U.S. in pandemic response, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shamelessly declared that generosity is a core American value. However, those are just empty talks. U.S. Ambassador to Israel once promised to give $5 million to Palestinian households and hospitals in coronavirus aid. However, Palestinian Ambassador to France later said the donation was different from what the U.S. had promised, and Washington lied on its assistance to Palestine. It was even reported by media that the donation was indeed lip service.
Ironically, U.S. magazine The National Interest noted that the assistance received by the U.S. from China was indeed more than what the U.S. government has offered its own people. This makes it easier to understand the Americans who criticized U.S. politicians on the internet, saying humanity and morality are rare.
There is only one Earth where all countries co-exist. In the global war against the pandemic, nothing comes before saving lives through international cooperation.
(Zhong Sheng is a pen name often used by People's Daily to express its views on foreign policy.)
