The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China sent a letter to Hu Chunhua suggesting to learn from Singapore's epidemic prevention model

China's adherence to the dynamic clearing and epidemic prevention policy has caused heavy losses to European enterprises. The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China recently sent a letter to Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua, reflecting China's current epidemic prevention and control measures, which have brought various challenges to European enterprises in China. It is recommended that China learn from it. The Singapore model, adjusting the epidemic prevention policy, including allowing asymptomatic and mildly infected people to be isolated at home, and administering mRNA vaccines. China's State Council and related agencies have not yet responded to the letter.

The letter was signed by Jörg Wuttke, President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, and sent on behalf of more than 1,800 European business members. The letter pointed out that the "dynamic clearing" epidemic prevention policy has brought various challenges to European companies in China. Because this has created enormous pressure on China's domestic logistics, production operations and supply chains.

Woodke said in the letter that facing the new challenges brought by the Omicron variant virus, the "old methods" of large-scale nucleic acid testing and collective isolation seem to be unable to effectively suppress the spread of the virus, and in order to achieve the goal of "zeroing out" The escalating anti-epidemic measures have led to a rapid increase in economic and social costs. This situation will have a negative impact on China's international image and will shake the confidence of foreign investment in the Chinese market.

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China sincerely recommends that the Chinese government "learn from Singapore's successful model" and adjust the current epidemic prevention plan, so as to achieve the dual guarantee of people's safety and health and stable social and economic growth.

Bettina Schoen-Behanzin, vice president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, said in an interview with Bloomberg News a few days ago, "You know, the European Union Chamber of Commerce suggests dialogue, allowing asymptomatic and mildly infected people to isolate at home and administer mRNA. vaccine."

The specific recommended practices by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China include allowing asymptomatic infection or mild symptom infection to implement home isolation to reduce the pressure on the public health care system, focusing on promoting vaccination of people aged 60 and above, introducing more effective vaccines and strengthening The effectiveness of the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine has been recognized worldwide, and it is hoped that this vaccine will be put into use in China as soon as possible.

The letter quoted the results of a survey conducted by the German Chamber of Commerce in China last week and pointed out that in China, 51% of German companies’ logistics and warehousing and 46% of their supply chains were “completely disrupted or severely negatively affected”; 31% of respondents said that companies "manufacturing is severely affected or even completely shut down".

The same survey also showed that 40% of the respondents indicated that the upstream supply chain operation was completely interrupted or severely affected due to the inability to obtain raw materials and upstream products; 35% of the respondents located in the downstream of the supply chain said that the delivery of finished products was seriously affected. impact or complete disruption.

The letter pointed out that recent surveys by the American Chamber of Commerce in China and the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai also showed that American companies in Shanghai and across China are also facing similar difficulties.

Since March this year, a new wave of epidemics has occurred in many provinces in China. The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China pointed out that the production activities of some large foreign-funded enterprises are still sustainable, but domestic and cross-border transportation of goods and personnel movement have become common problems faced by foreign-funded enterprises. , which puts further pressure on global supply chains.

Recently, the epidemic situation in Shanghai has been severe, and the recent operation of Shanghai Port has become a focus of attention of overseas enterprises. The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China estimates that shipping and trucking companies are experiencing long delays, with freight volumes at the Shanghai port down about 40% compared to pre-lockdown levels.

With the surge in infections in Shanghai, the effectiveness of China's current anti-epidemic policies has been questioned. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on the 11th that practice has proved that China's epidemic prevention policy is in line with China's national conditions and needs, and it is effective, "We believe that with the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the unity of the people of the country, and the help from all over the country, The Shanghai epidemic will definitely be contained soon." He also said, "No epidemic will pass." A

few days ago, the State Council of China issued a notice to make arrangements to effectively ensure the smooth flow of freight and logistics. It is necessary to give full play to the role of the regional overall planning and coordination mechanism, accelerate the coordinated linkage of freight logistics in key regions such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, the three northeastern provinces, and Chengdu-Chongqing, and ensure that ports, railway stations, and aviation in epidemic-related areas are The collection and distribution of the airport is smooth.