Flying in the headwind

2020 is destined to be a year full of challenges, and also time it is a year for us to settle and start again. This year was full of hardships, but it also allowed us to see the unity of overseas Chinese in the epidemic.

The epidemic situation in other continues to be serious and even getting worse, especially in Europe and the United States. Unfortunately, Canada became a center of the epidemic in March, 2020, with thousands of daily infected cases rising. When the Canadian government realized the pandemic of the epidemic, it began to implement a lock down policy. Many regions and major cities in Canada, like Toronto and Montreal, announced the closure of the city in March. Almost all offline stores were closed. More seriously, the Canadian medical supplies storage were declared urgent. The demand for masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer reached unprecedented heights. Due to the weak manufacturing of medical supplies in Canada, it is nowhere to find medical supplies in March. The epidemic has also made cross-border transportation faced with numerous obstacles, making it difficult to deliver.

In China, the domestic epidemic situation had improved a lot in March. As the emergency situation in Canada, China Telecom, as one of the major Chinese companies in Canada, actively responded to the China domestic's prevention strategies, worked hard to maintain business operations, China Telecom (Canada) Corporation purchased masks from the country More than 10,000 pieces masks and various epidemic prevention materials were airlifted to the two major cities of Toronto and Vancouver, Canada. In Toronto, we immediately coordinated with more than ten offline partners and merchants to distribute masks for Canadian residents (mainly Chinese) for free. At the same time, while ensuring hygiene and safety, our Free-Medical-Distribution Event brought customers to offline merchants and also China Telecom Canada. Brand and business have brought good publicity. In addition, our company donated all the anti-epidemic materials purchased urgently to the Chinese Students' groups for distribution to Chinese students who are still stranded in Canada, and donated anti-epidemic materials to the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Toronto, and The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Vancouver has brought warmth and care to Chinese compatriots on the other side of the ocean.

China Telecom has assisted in this epidemic and overcome the difficulties together. After the period, China Telecom Canada received a letter of thanks from the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Vancouver.

At the end of the year, we brought best wishes for the year 2021. China Telecom Canada will continue to strive to be a bright company, adhere to respond to the China national epidemic prevention strategy and long-term planning and arrangements of overseas Chinese-funded enterprises, keep establishing a China national corporate image in Canada, and try the best to expand business.