{"id":1047,"date":"2020-04-05T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:52:30","slug":"covid-19-china-says-it-has-sold-nearly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=1047","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: China Says It Has Sold Nearly Four Billion Masks Abroad In 4 Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjeoZaNa6GCNq0J5PTD-oBLeHABhhNj8zwKdqU-d-KgarzYLQKw18TpF1YnlEIhIsNegk_9mLvMI_gsx7hJgJWlKnht7HvrtBwhDgoyu7eyPdy5LKnjHYpLPlFYFGtFhVD79oiYLbkRWNw\/s1600\/images+%252840%2529.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/images-252840-2529.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/images-252840-2529.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19: China Says It Has Sold Nearly Four Billion Masks Abroad In 4 Weeks - Image 1\" title=\"COVID-19: China Says It Has Sold Nearly Four Billion Masks Abroad In 4 Weeks - Image 1\" class=\"wp-image-1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/images-252840-2529.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/images-252840-2529-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/images-252840-2529-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u200c<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nReport says, China has sold nearly four billion masks to foreign countries since March, as they tried to stem widespread fears over the quality of medical exports.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nDespite Chinese cases dwindling, Beijing has encouraged factories to increase the production of medical supplies as the pandemic kills over 60,000 globally and parts of the world face a protective equipment shortage.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nChina has exported 3.86 billion masks, 37.5 million pieces of protective clothing, 16,000 ventilators and 2.84 million COVID-19 testing kits since March 1, customs official Jin Hai said, with orders to more than 50 countries.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nShe added the country\u2019s medical supply exports were valued at 10.2 billion yuan ($1.4 billion).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHowever numerous nations including the Netherlands, the Philippines, Croatia, Turkey and Spain have complained about substandard or faulty medical products shipped from China.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nLast week, the Dutch government recalled 600,000 masks out of a Chinese shipment of 1.3 million that did not meet quality standards.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nChina said the manufacturer \u201cstated clearly that (the masks) are non-surgical.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nSpain also rejected thousands of rapid test kits sent by an unauthorised Chinese company after it found that they were unreliable last week.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nChinese officials hit back on Sunday at media reports over defective medical supplies, saying that they \u201cdid not reflect the full facts\u201d.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cIn reality, there are various factors, such as China having different standards and different usage habits to other countries. Even improper use can lead to doubts over quality,\u201d said Jiang Fan, an official with the Ministry of Commerce.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe comments echoed remarks from Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, who over the past week has repeatedly urged Western media not to \u201cpoliticise\u201d or \u201chype up\u201d the issue.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nEarlier this week, Beijing tightened regulations for exported coronavirus medical equipment, requiring products to fulfil both domestic licensing standards and that of their destination countries.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nChina has also increased its production capacity of COVID-19 testing kits to over 4 million a day, said Zhang Qi, an official with the National Medical Products Administration.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n(AFP)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u200c Report says, China has sold nearly four billion masks to foreign countries since March, as they tried to stem widespread fears over the quality of medical exports. 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