The single soul of empathy dwelling in our bodies

Different people may use different words to describe the friendly China-Greece relations. But recently, the word empathy came to my mind. As the great Greek philosopher Aristotle put it, "What is a friend? A friend means a single soul dwelling in two bodies." The empathetic thinking and friendly sentiments between our two peoples have once again been clearly manifested in our joint combat against the Covid-19 virus.

Every morning in the past few weeks, the first thing I did was to check the latest figures in China and Greece regarding the Covid-19 epidemic. Last Saturday morning, instead of this daily routine, I rushed to the airport to receive the Air China CA 863 flight. Several Greek ministers joined me on the tarmac. The morning breeze was a bit chilly, but everyone was warm with strong emotion and excitement when the cargo was offloaded from the plane. Altogether, 8...