A medical professional (right) talks to her family member at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport on Saturday. The ninth medical team of 102 members from Chongqing left that day for Hubei province to help control the novel coronavirus epidemic. The municipality in Southwest China has so far sent nine teams, a total of 769 medical professionals, to the neighboring province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.