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BEIJING, May 15, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Crises are an unavoidable part of human history. And the response to a crisis

can make a difference in a country's development.

On May 12, 2008, a major earthquake jolted Wenchuan, a county of Sichuan

Province in southwest China. The government's speed in responding then amazed

the world.

About 10 minutes after the disaster hit, China's emergency response office

issued a statement on the situation from Beijing, and the People's Liberation

Army (PLA) activated its preparedness plan.

Just 21 minutes after the quake, four helicopters were dispatched to survey the

damage, and 6,100 officers and soldiers from neighboring areas and over 3,000

members of the Sichuan Armed Police Force deployed to the scene.

In less than 10 hours, 20,000 troops and armed police were at the disaster

sites assisting with relief work, with an additional 34,000 security officers

on their way.

The speed at which a government reacts to disasters speaks to its capacity to

solve problems and its resilience.

COVID-19 has provided another stern test.

In the early stages of the outbreak, Wuhan in Hubei Province was in dire need

of medics and equipment. The government rushed more than 330 medical teams

comprising over 40,000 healthcare workers to the city.

Nineteen provinces were corralled to provide direct assistance to other

surrounding provincial communities.

At first, the lockdown of Wuhan elicited confusion and even panic.

But the government provided timely updates and addressed the challenges that

came with lockdown through grassroots community actions mobilized by local

authorities.

In doing so, the spread of the virus was curbed and social stability

maintained.

"I have never seen, in my life, this kind of mobilization," said World Health

Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom. "China's speed, China's scale and

China's efficiency… is the advantage of China's system."

Not only did the government work on measures to tame COVID-19, but it also

charted a 15-year socio-economic development blueprint.

China has proved itself adept at turning crises into opportunities.

"Roots of China's Growth" is a 10-episode series marking the centenary of the

founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has presided over the

country's meteoric rise as a global power. The series focuses on 10 fundamental

elements of the strategy that has led to China's transformation from an

impoverished nation over the past 100 years. This article is the first in the

series.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-12/Why-China-s-leadership-model-enables-quick-solutions-10ceG1ztKrm/index.html

Source:CGTN

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