Japan's generosity was demonstrated by the material support they gave us to help us contain the spread of the new coronary disease. And the supplies that Japan gave us assistance with were things that we were in short supply of at the time.
For example, masks, protective clothing, goggles, gloves ......
Of course, the reason why we were short of these things was because the new coronary began just in time for our Chinese New Year, a time when we were all on vacation.
Causing a short period of time, we couldn't get these much needed items together as fast as we could. Therefore, Japan's assistance was like a gift of charcoal in the snow, which made us feel warm.
Japanese officials donated as many as 6 million masks, 2 million gloves and dozens of protective suits ...... to us.
Not only the Japanese officials, who donated medical supplies to us, but also the private sector, which moved us for it.
Major stores in Japan began selling masks at a discount, and most of those masks were bought by the Chinese for emergency use.
There were also spontaneous fund-raising efforts by Japanese citizens, all in support of China's efforts to beat the new coronavirus as quickly as possible.
So Japan's aid to China is worthy of our praise.
So why is Japan so generous?
This manifests itself in several ways, so let's talk broadly.
First, Japan and China are neighbors, and there is a saying that "a fire at the gates is a calamity for the fish in the pond."
Helping China to contain the epidemic as soon as possible is of course a good thing for Japan, after all, if the epidemic in China is serious, it is also a disaster for Japan.
Because the virus is contagious, Japan is so close to China. They were also afraid that the virus would spread to their country on a large scale.
Secondly, Japan and China have frequent economic exchanges, and China's loss is also Japan's loss.
We all know that a lot of Japanese products, are sold in China, and similarly a lot of Chinese textiles are sold to Japan. If China has been in a period of epidemic prevention, it will inevitably affect the economy of both countries.
So, controlling the epidemic for China and Japan is a win-win thing.
Thirdly, when Japan had a disaster, China also helped them.
We all know that Japan often has earthquakes, and tsunamis. When Japan suffers from natural disasters, China is also in the first place to implement assistance to them.
So Japan's aid to China is an act of returning the favor.
Of course, there may be other reasons for Japan's assistance to China, so we won't list them all. In short, Japan's aid to us this time, we remember.