BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China is ready to work with all other parties to step up coordination against COVID-19 and shore up confidence in the international community.

Xi made the remarks during a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of a Group of 20 (G20) extraordinary leaders' summit on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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