On March 16, the masks and testing reagents donated to Belgium and Italy by Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have arrived at the Liege Airport eWTP (World Electronic Trading Platform) hub.
The material package reads "Unity is Power" in French, Dutch, and Chinese.
Among them, the donation package of Belgian materials was written in French, Dutch, and Chinese as "Unity is Power" as a message. The big screen of Liege Airport also responded with this maxim in Chinese.
This motto printed on the Belgian national emblem is also deeply rooted in China.
The big screen of Liege airport displays "Unity is power" in Chinese the big screen of Liege airport displays "Unity is power" in Chinese.
The aid operation was supported by Belgian King Philip and other parties. The Belgian Minister of Health expressed thanks on a social media post saying the masks will provide key protection for frontline health-care workers in Belgium.
Nous recevrons cet après-midi une cargaison de masques. C’est important pour notre personnel soignant qui combat le nouveau #coronavirus. D’autres livraisons d’équipements de protection sont attendues dans le courant de la semaine.https://t.co/CKaM3W450J #covid19be
— Maggie De Block (@Maggie_DeBlock) March 16, 2020
The Jack Ma Foundation announced on Weibo that in the next period, the rookie charter flights of Hangzhou Liege will be increased to every Friday, full of rescue supplies. "The experience of the past two months tells us that time is life. Medical material security is very important. The situation cannot be waited for. Every time we raise a batch of materials, we will send them out in seconds."
The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation donated 2 million masks and other materials in Europe and are arriving one after another. In the early morning of March 14, Beijing time, the first batch of aid materials from the two foundations arrived at Liege Airport and was then shipped to Italy.
Jack Ma has brought more than just relief supplies. The epidemic has spread, and many European countries have ceased their flights, but Liege Airport is still operating efficiently.
The British Daily Mail, Milan Financial Weekly, Free Belgium and many other European media have mentioned the important value of the eWTP Liege Hub as a channel for China-EU epidemic-resistant materials.
Repairing the roof on a sunny day is of crucial value. eWTP was initiated by Alibaba and Belgium participated in co-construction in December 2018. Liege, at the heart of Europe, has since become a digital trade hub.
Today, the Liege hub is also a key channel for economic recovery, with more than 4 million SME parcels being delivered to consumers in China and Europe every week.
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