The Government of China has branded as «unacceptable» the measures adopted by some countries to control the arrival of travelers arriving from the Asian giant, claiming that there are no scientific arguments to justify the restrictions approved by governments such as that of Spain.
«We are firmly opposed to manipulating pandemic prevention and control measures to achieve political objectives,» said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning in a media appearance reported by the official press.
Mao recalled that the variants of the coronavirus detected in China «are already circulating around the world», so there is no room for decisions that would be «discriminatory». «They should not limit people’s normal communication and cooperation,» he reiterated.
Thus, Beijing reserves the right to retaliate, by virtue of the «principle of reciprocity» that governs international relations. The spokeswoman did not go into further details about these possible retaliations.
Several countries – mainly in Asia but also the United States and some European countries – have begun to require a negative coronavirus test or a complete vaccination schedule to allow entry of travelers from China, where there has been an explosion of infections in recent weeks following the lifting of most of the restrictions.
The Chinese government confirmed Tuesday a new meeting with the World Health Organization (WHO), focused on technologies that can help control the spread of the virus. Mao has defended that the Chinese authorities have been transparent and shared information with the rest of the world since the pandemic broke out.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
