The Chinese side appreciates the German government's objective and rational stand as well as its respect for science on the pandemic issue, Xi said.

Only by controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and safeguarding the life and health of the people can a solid foundation be laid for continuous economic and social development.

Lam urged Hong Kong communities to voice their opinions on the proposed law and pledged to relay these opinions to the central government in a timely manner.

Chinese SMEs suffered severe impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. To stabilize them is to stabilize half of the Chinese economy.

In a statement, the US Department of Transportation said that it was suspending scheduled passenger operations of all Chinese carriers to and from the US starting June 16.

"There are two justice systems in America. One for black America and one for white America."

Lorin Ledger is a Canadian teacher at Houhai English, an English training school in Beijing. Ledger told his experience fighting COVID-19 in China to the People’s Daily in an interview.