Invited by the government of Uruguay, Li Ganjie, President Xi Jinping's special envoy and Minister of Ecology and Environment, will attend the power handover ceremony of the Uruguayan President in Montevideo on March 1.

Invited by head of Japan's National Security Council Shigeru Kitamura, Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, will visit Japan and have a new round of China-Japan high-level political dialogue from February 28 to 29.

Before we begin the Q&A session, I'd like to share some figures with you. According to the NHC update this morning, February 26 saw 2,750 patients cured and discharged from hospital in China's mainland, bringing the total number of cured cases to 32,495 as of 24:00, February 26.

Q: You just announced Director Yang Jiechi's upcoming visit to Japan. Does China have any expectations for the visit?

A: Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Japanese government and people have lent sincere and friendly support to China, and the two sides have helped and cooperated with each other in fighting the epidemic. This shows that China and Japa