China's support and assistance to countries, including Spain, in the fight against COVID-19, without political conditions or geopolitical private interests, has demonstrated its international humanitarian spirit and the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. 

Wang made the remarks in a phone talk with Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya, noting that some politicians from a certain country have been politicizing the pandemic and labeling the virus to attack and stigmatize China in a bid to shift responsibilities for their botched handling of the pandemic.

Wang said that such actions will neither help with the prevention and control efforts in their country nor contribute to the global efforts to fight the pandemic. 

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He expressed his belief that Spain can uphold an objective and fair stance to promote international anti-epidemic cooperation, especially the leading and coordinating role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in this global fight against the virus. 

China has been actively providing anti-epidemic supplies to Spain and shared diagnosis and treatment scheme for COVID-19, without any reservation, as well as experience in disease prevention and control, he told Gonzalez, adding that China is glad to see that the epidemic situation in Spain has continued to improve. 

Noting that this year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union, Wang voiced his hope for Spain, an important EU country, to push for the deepening of mutual trust between China and Europe in the anti-epidemic fight, expand cooperation, and open up a new prospect for China-EU relations.

Gonzalez said that the Spanish king, prime minister and herself have repeatedly and publicly thanked the Chinese government and people for their support and assistance to Spain's fight against COVID-19. 
  
With consistent confidence in the quality of the Chinese products, Spain has purchased a large amount of anti-epidemic supplies from China, Gonzalez said, adding that her country is willing to strengthen cooperation in their joint combat against COVID-19 to secure victory. 
  
She said that Spain supports the WHO in continuing to play its due role in the global anti-virus fight, expressing the hope that the EU and China will accelerate negotiations on bilateral investment agreement, deepen trade and economic cooperation, and constantly strengthen their relations in the joint fight against COVID-19. 

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Wang also had a phone conversation with the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Dominican Republic Miguel Vargas Maldonado on Tuesday. 

Wang said viruses know no borders, adding that since the novel coronavirus outbreak, China has adhered to the notion of a community with a shared future for mankind and actively carried out international cooperation in the fight against the epidemic. 

He also said that China has provided emergency anti-epidemic assistance to more than 150 countries worldwide in the face of the pressure of infection resurgence and the risk of imported cases, and even though China itself still has a tremendous demand for medical supplies.

China and the Dominican Republic have just celebrated the second anniversary of their diplomatic relations, Wang noted, stressing that China highly appreciates that the Dominican Republic has repeatedly emphasized on observing the one-China policy, which is the political foundation of the bilateral ties. 

Miguel Vargas Maldonado said that his country sincerely thanks China for its strong support and assistance in the fight against the epidemic and is willing to join hands with China to fight the virus and prevail over the epidemic.

He said the Dominican Republic will continue to firmly respect the one-China policy and safeguard the political foundation of bilateral relations. 

(With input from Xinhua)