Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday went straight to Huoshenshan Hospital after arriving in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, for inspection.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday stressed resolutely winning the people's war against pneumonia epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus.

As more hospitals and qualified third-party institutions join in, Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is now able to test nearly 4,200 nucleic acid samples per day, local authorities said.

The first makeshift hospital converted from an exhibition center in epidemic-hit Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, began accepting patients Wednesday.

Entrusted by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Premier Li Keqiang on Monday inspected efforts to prevent and control the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province.

Residents shop at a market in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 27, 2020. Residents in Wuhan continue their lives as efforts being made to control the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Workers make masks at the factory of a medical supplies manufacturer in Linli, central China's Hunan Province, on Jan. 26, 2020. Workers at the company are working around the clock to make masks, which will be used to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Members of a medical team prepare to board a train to Wuhan of Hubei Province, at a railway station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, on Jan. 26, 2020. A team comprised of 150 members from 23 hospitals in Hebei left for Wuhan on Sunday to aid the coronavirus control efforts there.

Staff members carry medical goods for Wuhan City of Hubei at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 27, 2020.

Today’s China has already transitioned into a world market from a world factory. At the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) held in Shanghai in early November, over 3,800 enterprises and more than 500,000 professional buyers from home and abroad together formed the largest procurement and supply platform in the world.

THIS year, the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) not only continued the work of the Chinese government in escalating its opening-up policy, but also was held during the year the country celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

ON the morning of November 7, a Shanghai resident Su Meijin visited the food and agricultural products exhibition area of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE). She had a specific objective in mind and headed streight over to the area that was selling imported meat. After tasting what was on offer, she decided to go for the Angus beef from Australia. “My family likes to eat beef, and since CIIE is held in Shanghai, it gives us more choices for imported beef,” said Su.

JOSEPH Romanelli was extremely busy during the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. The global senior vice president and China region president of the U.S.-based pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc. (also known as MSD) dealt with a flood of orders that came in for its new tumor immunotherapy drug PD-1 inhibitor. It has a significant therapeutic effect on tumors and attracted much interest from buyers in the medical field at the expo that took place from November 5 to 10. “China’s medical market has huge potential, and I am very optimistic about the Chinese market,” said Romanelli.

SMART home, intelligent transportation, service robots, and customized beauty instrument, all these hi-tech exhibits and services closely related to people’s daily life were the highlights showcased at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE).