问:据报道,8月20日,中国的和平方舟医院船结束了对巴布亚新几内亚、瓦努阿图、斐济和汤加四个太平洋岛国的医疗援助任务。你能否介绍和平方舟医院船在以上四国开展工作的有关情况?
答:你说的没错。从7月11日至8月20日,执行“和谐使命--2018”任务的中国海军和平方舟医院船先后对巴布亚新几内亚、瓦努阿图、斐济和汤加进行了友好访问并为当地民众提供人道主义医疗服务。值得一提的是,对于巴布亚新几内亚、瓦努阿图和斐济,和平方舟医院船均是第二次往访。
Q: On August 20, the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark concluded its medical assistance mission to four Pacific Island countries-Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga. Could you talk about this mission in details?
A: You are right. On August 20, the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark, which was on Mission Harmony-2018, completed its friendly visits starting from July 11 to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga where it provided humanitarian medical service to local people. It is worth mentioning that it was the second time for the ship to visit Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Fiji.
和平方舟医院船的到访受到上述国家政府和民众的热烈欢迎。为满足当地人民需求,和平方舟全天候开展诊疗服务,满负荷高效运转。根据我目前掌握的情况,访问期间,和平方舟医院船在巴布亚新几内亚累计为6209人次提供了免费诊疗,在瓦努阿图免费诊疗4696人次,斐济免费诊疗6577人次,汤加免费诊疗5532人次。
巴新总理奥尼尔、瓦努阿图总统摩西和总理萨尔维、斐济总理姆拜尼马拉马、汤加首相波希瓦和王室公主皮洛莱乌等多位岛国领导人都登上了和平方舟医院船,高度赞赏和感谢中国政府和人民的无私帮助,表示和平方舟给当地人民带来了健康与幸福,彰显和深化了各自国家和中国之间的深厚友谊,期盼和平方舟下次再来访问。
The visits by Peace Ark were warmly welcomed by the governments and people of these four countries. In order to meet the needs of the local people, Peace Ark provided around-the-clock medical services, running at its full capacity and with great efficiency. According to the information I have at present, during these trips, Peace Ark provided medical consultations and treatments for 6,209 visits in Papua New Guinea, 4,696 in Vanuatu, 6,577 in Fiji, and 5,532 in Tonga.
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill of Papua New Guinea, President Tallis Obed Moses and Prime Minister Charlot Salwai of Vanuatu, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama of Fiji, and Prime Minister Samuela Akilisi Pohiva and Princess Royal Sālote Mafileʻo Pilolevu of Tonga all came onboard the ship and praised the selfless assistance from the Chinese government and people. They said that Peace Ark, as a messenger of health and happiness, had further deepened the strong friendship between their countries and China. They all look forward to receiving Peace Ark again.
和平方舟医院船访问有关太平洋岛国是中国弘扬国际人道主义精神、践行“和平、发展、合作、共赢”外交理念的具体体现,对于加强中国和有关太平洋岛国卫生、人文等领域交流合作,推动双方友好关系发展具有重要意义。中方将继续为增进岛国人民福祉、支持岛国经济和社会发展、促进地区和平与繁荣作出自己的努力。
问:外界都在猜测李香梅记者签证被注销是因为其报道新疆人权问题。你认为是出于这个原因而注销她签证吗?
答:不管有关方面作出什么样的猜测,首先前提就是错的。不存在你说的这个人签证被注销的问题,因为她本来就不是常驻中国的记者。
Peace Ark's visits to these Pacific Island countries embody China's diplomatic concept of promoting international humanitarianism and practicing "peace, development, cooperation, and win-win result". China and relevant Pacific Island countries strengthened cooperation in the fields of health and people-to-people exchanges and moved forward friendly relations. China will continue to make its own efforts to promote the well-being of the people in the Pacific Island countries, support their economic and social development, and promote regional peace and prosperity.
Q: There have been a lot of speculations that it was because of Megha Rajagopalan's reporting on human rights issues in Xinjiang that her journalist visa was cancelled. Does the Foreign Ministry have any comment on that?
A: All these speculations are based on a wrong premise. There is no such question of canceling her journalist visa since in the first place she is not a journalist stationed in China.