SupportingAfricainFightingEbola:China'sassistanceisrealBEI激NG,Nov.15(Xinhuanet)--OnAugust11thwhenaspecialChineseairplanefullyloadedwithanti-EbolamaterialsslowlytoucheddownattheairportofConakry,thecapitalcityofGuinea,peopleofthecountrywerethrilledandthenewsspreadfastamongthem.PresidentMala(transliteration)ofChina-GuineaFriendshipHospitalsaid,“Chinasentaspecialairplane,flyingthousandsofmilestobringusthemostneededsupplies.Itissotouching.”ThisisjustoneepisodeofChinausingcharteredairplanestobringmuchneededsuppliesagainstEbolatoAfricancountries.InfactsinceMarch,2014,ChinahasbeendoingthesametonotonlyLiberia,SierraLeoneandGuineawhereEbolaisrampant,butalsototheir10neighbouringcountriesofGhana,Mali,Togo,Benin,DRC,theRepublicofCongo,Nigeria,Coted'Ivoire,SenegalandGuinea-Bissau.EbolacastsadarkshadowoverWestAfrica,andthethreeWestAfr---本文于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---icancountriesarefacingafatalthreat.Atsuchacriticaljuncture,theChinesepeople,whohaveanagonizingmemoryofSARS,feelthepainoftheAfricanpeople,immediatelyreachouttheirhands,anddotheirutmosttoprovidepragmatichelptotheirAfricanbrothers.First,multipleroundsofpragmaticassistancehavebeensenttotheebola-strickenareas.LastApril,whenEbolajustemerged,Chinaimmediatelycameupwithmaterialsuppliesworth4millionRMBtohelpfourWestAfricancountries.InEarlyAugust,whentheepidemicworsenedbutnotyetattractedsufficientattentionfromtheinternationalcommunity,Chinaimmediatelysentthemostneededsuppliestothethreeworst-hitcountriesbyrentedcharteredairplanesatthefastestpossiblespeed,makingitthefirstcountrytoofferanti-Ebolamaterialtothethreecountries,andalsoservingasthefirsttimeinhistoryforChinatousecharteredairplanestoassistAfrica.Afterthat,ChinadonatedanadvancedmobilelaboratoryfortestingEbolatoSierraLeoneandbuiltafixedlaboratoryandobservationcenterthere,setupa100-bedtreatmentcenterinLiberiaandsentelitetroopswhoparticipatedinfightingagainsttheSARSepidemi---本文于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---c,allofwhichbeingsomethingnewinthehistoryofChina-Africarelations.Uptillnow,China’stotalassistanceonfightingEbolahasreached750millionRMB,covering13AfricancountriesaswellasinternationalandregionalorganizationssuchastheUnitedNations,theWorldHealthOrganizationandtheAfricanUnion.EverypennyoftheassistancehasbeenusedonAfricanfriends,standinginsharpcontrastagainsttheWesterncountrieswhich“talkmoreanddoless”.Second,ChinahasbeenstandingshouldertoshoulderwithAfricainthefightagainstEbola.Unlikesomedevelopedcountrieswhichupontheoutbreakofthedisease,withdrewdiplomats,volunteersandbusinesses,andevenpubliclydeclaredthat'theycancontributemoneybutnotpeople',China,however,choosestostaywiththelocalpeopleattheveryforefrontofthefight.DozensofChinesebusinessesandthousandsofChinesecitizensinWestAfricastayontheirjobs.TheambassadorsanddiplomatsoftheChineseembassiesinthethreewestAfricannationshavenotlefttheirpostsforawhil---本文于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---e.Over400Chinesepeace-keepingtroopstoLiberiacontinuetheirmissionthere.TheChinesemedicalteamstothethreecountrieshaveasusualbeenprovidingmedicalservicestothelocalpeople.Ontopofthat,Chinahassentmoreexpertsonepidemicsandmedicalstaffinformedunitstothosecountries.Atpresent,over200ChineseexpertsandmedicalstaffarefightingebolaatthefrontlinetofightEbola....
