New disease in China that does not affect leaders

A new contagious disease has emerged in China, which, according to the authorities of that country, does not affect high-ranking officials, although members of government delegations may become infected.

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, on May 17 in Beijing, during a state visit, President Emomali Rahmon met with Vice Chairman of the People’s Republic of China Han Zheng, Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning, and Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Qiang.

According to the source, the meeting discussed “issues of partnership and strategic cooperation between Tajikistan and China.”

“The parties discussed the implementation of major infrastructure projects and expressed interest in developing cooperation in the fields of transport, energy, industry and mineral processing, agriculture, electronic commerce, and investments,” the statement noted.

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The press service of the President of Tajikistan reports that during the meeting with Wang Huning, “the parties discussed issues of strengthening cooperation in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as in the field of security.”

It is also reported that the President of Tajikistan and the Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference discussed “issues of cooperation between parliaments and civil society organizations.”

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During the meeting, President Emomali Rahmon and Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Qiang discussed “issues of bilateral relations in the fields of industry, energy, transport, agriculture, digital economy, electronic commerce, implementation of major infrastructure projects, and cooperation in the mining industry.”

Interestingly, during the meetings in various halls and locations, judging by photographs and video footage, all participants and delegation members were wearing masks. However, Emomali Rahmon, Han Zheng, Wang Huning, and Li Qiang did not wear masks during their speeches or meetings and did not seem to fear contracting unknown diseases.

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So far, neither the Chinese authorities, who as the host party required all meeting participants to wear masks, nor the Tajik authorities, who attended these meetings as guests, have commented on the situation.

Emomali Rahmon has departed on a state visit to China to participate in the Summit of Heads of State “China + Central Asia” on his personal luxury aircraft, purchased from the government of Mexico for 92 million dollars, or 1 billion 4 million somoni of budget funds.