On the occasion of International Women’s Day, President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission extended his sincere greetings to women fighting COVID-19 at the front line and women of all ethnic groups and from all walks of life in the country on behalf of the CPC Central Committee.
Xi Jinping said, since the onset of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, female medical workers have fought day and night at front line against the epidemic to rescue COVID-19 patients, showing a noble spirit of benevolence. Female Party members and officials, police, disease control personnel, community workers, journalists, and volunteers have fulfilled their duties with loyalty, worked tenaciously, shouldered a heavy burden, and made important contributions to containing the epidemic. It is hoped that female medical workers could have firm conviction in winning the battle against COVID-19, maintain high morale, protect themselves, and make continuous efforts in fighting the epidemic.
Xi stressed that the Party committees and governments at various levels should protect the women fighting the COVID-19 at the front line and in other fields, and vigorously report female role model at the front line so as to encourage and support millions of women in contributing to wining the people’s war against the epidemic.