China confident of defeating novel coronavirus: Chinese envoy to UK
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China's ambassador to the United Kingdom is confident the novel coronavirus will be defeated, and that it will not have a long-term impact on the Chinese economy.
Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Liu Xiaoming praised the global effort to defeat the virus, and condemned biased reporting and disinformation about the epidemic.
"I believe this is a time for reason and cool-headedness," he said.
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