Recently, Mr. Wang Chao, President of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Mr. Bartosz Michalak, Chairman of the Polish-Chinese Cooperation Forum, to show sympathy and solidarity on Poland’s fight against COVID-19. 

On April 7, Mr. Michalak wrote back to express sincere thanks to President Wang Chao. In the letter, he pointed out that this is a new and dangerous situation for all the people across the world, not only in terms of health but also in terms of global economy. He strongly believed that at this moment it’s most important for the medics and all medical experts to fight with virus and help infected people but also on the international level to exchange the information in order to communicate observations and experiences gained in each country. Following Chinese strategy of a partial lockdown, Poland is one of the first countries in Europe that has implemented strict restrictions to prevent the virus spreading. Given the numbers of people infected and died in other European countries, Mr. Michalak believed this strategy is now paying off. He also highly appreciated the cooperation between China and Poland at such difficult times as the Chinese medical supplies are very important for Poland to fight against COVID-19.