CCTV: United Nations Secretary General António Guterres officially announced his bid for reelection in a letter to the rotating president of the UN Security Council and the president of the UN General Assembly. Does China support his reelection?

Hua Chunying: As the most universal, representative and authoritative inter-governmental organization, the UN has made important contributions and played an irreplaceable role over the past 70 years and more in upholding world peace and development. As the world undergoes unprecedented changes, the pandemic still wreaks havoc worldwide, and the UN-centered international system comes under severe impact, the international community should uphold more than ever multilateralism, the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and the core role of the UN in international affairs.

Mr. Guterres, since assuming the role of Secretary General, has been working actively in leading the UN to protect world peace and security, promote sustainable development, and unite all countries in the global fight against the pandemic. China speaks highly of this and believes he is the right person for the job going forward. Together with the international community, we stand ready to continue to offer our support to the UN and Secretary General Guterres for the common cause of world peace and development and the building of a community with a shared future for all mankind.

HRTN: More than 400,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. A memorial was held in Washington, D.C. on the night of January 19. As we noticed, President Biden said in his inauguration speech that the United States is "entering what may be the darkest and deadliest period of the virus," and that "we need all our strength to...persevere through this dark winter." Do you have any comment on this?

Hua Chunying: We note the reports. We also grieve for the lives lost to the pandemic.

The pandemic is a common challenge to all humankind. As President Xi Jinping pointed out on various occasions, solidarity and cooperation is the most powerful weapon to defeat COVID-19. Besides preventing and containing the virus at home, we have launched the largest global humanitarian campaign since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, cooperating with all parties to enhance international anti-epidemic efforts. We have also been supporting and helping the American people as much as we can. According to preliminary statistics from Chinese authorities, from March 1, 2020 to January 10, 2021, through exports, donations and other means, China provided the United States with more than 42.02 billion masks, over 900 million pairs of surgical gloves, 780 million protective suits, 50.66 million pairs of goggles, 15,648 non-invasive ventilators and 257 invasive ones. Chinese provinces, cities, friendly groups, non-governmental organizations and companies also donated lots of medical supplies to the U.S. side.

The pandemic is still spreading across the world, and we noticed the severe situation in the United States. The victory of the global fight against COVID-19 cannot be achieved until the virus is eliminated in the last country. China will continue strengthening anti-epidemic cooperation with the international community including the United States, and supporting the United States in its fight to the best of our capability.

Bloomberg: The U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman called China's sanctions on Trump officials "unproductive". She said that President Biden is looking forward to working with leaders in both parties to position America to out-compete China. What is the foreign ministry's comment?

Hua Chunying: China's decision to impose sanctions on these U.S. individuals is a legitimate and necessary response to their erroneous behaviors that severely violated China's sovereignty, security and development interests on China-related issues. It fully demonstrates the Chinese government's determination to safeguard national interests.

I must stress that in the past few years, out of selfish political agenda and bias and hatred against China, some anti-China politicians in the United States planned, worked on and made a lot of crazy moves that severely interfered in China's internal affairs, undermined China's interests, hurt the Chinese people's sentiments, and damaged China-U.S. relations. China has pointed out multiple times that these anti-China politicians will pay for their crazy acts.

We hope the new U.S. administration will view China and China-U.S. relations in an objective and rational manner, take into account the well-being of Chinese and American people, meet China halfway, uphold the spirit of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, focus on cooperation, manage differences, and bring China-U.S. relations back onto the track of sound and stable development.

Phoenix TV: As President Biden takes office, three Chinese telecom companies submitted written requests demanding a review of NYSE's decision to delist them. Do you have a comment?

Hua Chunying: Relevant regulatory authorities on the Chinese side already responded to the NYSE's delisting decision. The three Chinese companies have been issuing ADR and trading on the NYSE for nearly or over 20 years. They've been complying with the rules and regulatory requirements of the US securities market, earning recognition from investors worldwide. The NYSE initiating delisting procedures on these companies is a direct result of the Trump administration's executive order on what it called companies with links to the Chinese military. Such a politically-motivated executive order shows no regard for the real situations regarding the relevant companies and legitimate rights and interests of investors worldwide and seriously undermines normal market rules and order. The Chinese side supports the three companies in protecting their rights and interests in accordance with law.

Shenzhen TV: At the UN Third Cycle of Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights on Australia, China's representative submitted five recommendations. Can you confirm it? What prompted China to raise these recommendations?

Hua Chunying: Representatives from various countries including China made criticism or recommendations at the deliberation of the UPR Working Group of the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Australia. China's representative proposed that Australia should take actions to combat racial discrimination, hate speech and violence and protect the rights of ethnic minorities; protect the rights of migrants and close offshore detention centers for migrants; carry out a thorough investigation into alleged war crimes by Australian special forces operating overseas, bring perpetrators to justice, end impunity and prevent recurrence of these crimes; eliminate systemic discrimination and violent actions against indigenous Australians; and stop using disinformation and making