Chronicle of An Epic War
On June 7, the State Council Information Office issued a white paper on China’s battle against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Titled Fighting COVID-19: China in Action, the white paper gives a detailed, chronological account of the government and the people’s efforts to contain the epidemic.
For now, China has successfully eliminated all channels for community transmission of COVID-19, according to the document. Accordingly, it states its main purpose as “keeping a record of China’s efforts in its own fight against the virus, sharing its experience with the rest of the world, and clarifying its ideas on the global battle.”
A test of fire
COVID-19 has spread faster and wider than any other illness since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the white paper says. “Facing this unknown, unexpected,
