In his speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, China's Xi Jinping said the world had fought a "tenacious battle" against the "once in a century pandemic" and sought cooperation between countries. "First, We need to embrace cooperation and jointly defeat the pandemic. Confronted by the once in a century pandemic which will affect the future of humanity, the international community has fought a tenacious battle. Facts have shown once again that amidst the raging torrents of global crisis, countries are not riding separately but rather they are all in a giant ship."