Statement on the Outbreak of Corona Virus in China and the Country’s Response
5 February 2020
The South African Communist Party (SACP) joins the World Health Organisation (WHO) in welcoming ‘the leadership and political commitment of the very highest levels of Chinese government, their commitment to transparency, and the efforts made to investigate and contain the current outbreak’ of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). At the Second Meeting of the WHO’s International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee held on Thursday, 30 January 2020, the WHO concluded that ‘China quickly identified the virus and shared its sequence, so that other countries could diagnose it quickly and protect themselves, which has resulted in the rapid development of diagnostic tools’.
The organic state capacity of China disproves the claims that the state is inherently incapable of optimal performance in economic activity and development. Assertions that the state is inherently incapable of developing organic productive capacity, including through state-owned enterprises, and playing a direct productive role in the economy and development, are based on liberal notions promoting private profit interests over serving and meeting the needs of the people.
The WHO commended China for taking strong measures including daily contact with it ‘and comprehensive multi-sectoral approaches to prevent further spread’. The response applauded by the WHO include the public health measures taken by the Chinese government in cities and provinces throughout the China, studies conducted by the state on the severity and transmissibility of the virus, and furthermore sharing data and biological material with the WHO. China has also made itself available to work with other countries that need its support. According to the WTO, the ‘measures China has taken are good not only for that country but also for the rest of the world’.
The SACP further commends the World Health Organisation for its swift response to contain the spread of the virus and efforts at co-ordinating an international response.
SACP’s response to the National Treasury’s ‘... economic Strategy for South Africa’: https://www.sacp.org.za/sites/default/files/documents/SACP-response-to-the-National-Treasury-paper-released-in-August-2019.pdf
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY (SACP)
Dr Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo
Central Committee Member and Spokesperson
FOR INTERVIEW ARRANGEMENTS, MEDIA LIAISON & CIRCULATION SERVICES
Hlengiwe Nkonyane
Communications Officer: Media Liaison Services, Digital and Social Media Co-ordinator
Mobile: +27 79 384 6550
OFFICE, WEBSITE, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, USTREAM TV CHANNEL
Office: +2711 339 3621/2
Twitter: SACP1921
Website: www.sacp.org.za
Facebook Page: South African Communist Party
Ustream TV Channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sacp-tv
The South African Communist Party (SACP) joins the World Health Organisation (WHO) in welcoming ‘the leadership and political commitment of the very highest levels of Chinese government, their commitment to transparency, and the efforts made to investigate and contain the current outbreak’ of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). At the Second Meeting of the WHO’s International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee held on Thursday, 30 January 2020, the WHO concluded that ‘China quickly identified the virus and shared its sequence, so that other countries could diagnose it quickly and protect themselves, which has resulted in the rapid development of diagnostic tools’.
The organic state capacity of China disproves the claims that the state is inherently incapable of optimal performance in economic activity and development. Assertions that the state is inherently incapable of developing organic productive capacity, including through state-owned enterprises, and playing a direct productive role in the economy and development, are based on liberal notions promoting private profit interests over serving and meeting the needs of the people.
The WHO commended China for taking strong measures including daily contact with it ‘and comprehensive multi-sectoral approaches to prevent further spread’. The response applauded by the WHO include the public health measures taken by the Chinese government in cities and provinces throughout the China, studies conducted by the state on the severity and transmissibility of the virus, and furthermore sharing data and biological material with the WHO. China has also made itself available to work with other countries that need its support. According to the WTO, the ‘measures China has taken are good not only for that country but also for the rest of the world’.
The SACP further commends the World Health Organisation for its swift response to contain the spread of the virus and efforts at co-ordinating an international response.
SACP’s response to the National Treasury’s ‘... economic Strategy for South Africa’: https://www.sacp.org.za/sites/default/files/documents/SACP-response-to-the-National-Treasury-paper-released-in-August-2019.pdf
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY (SACP)
Dr Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo
Central Committee Member and Spokesperson
FOR INTERVIEW ARRANGEMENTS, MEDIA LIAISON & CIRCULATION SERVICES
Hlengiwe Nkonyane
Communications Officer: Media Liaison Services, Digital and Social Media Co-ordinator
Mobile: +27 79 384 6550
OFFICE, WEBSITE, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, USTREAM TV CHANNEL
Office: +2711 339 3621/2
Twitter: SACP1921
Website: www.sacp.org.za
Facebook Page: South African Communist Party
Ustream TV Channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sacp-tv
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