Q: On May 2, Mexican Foreign Minister claimed that China's placing uninfected Mexican citizens under quarantine was discrimination with no scientific foundation, which cannot be accepted. The Mexican Foreign Ministry recommends avoiding traveling to China until these measures are corrected. How do you comment?

A: We have taken note of relevant reports. On April 30, a Mexican citizen taking Flight AM098 from Mexico to China was confirmed in Hong Kong to be infected by A-H1N1 virus. In order to put the virus under control and safeguard people's health and hygienic safety, China took necessary quarantine measures towards the passengers on the flight. The measures are non-discriminative and not targeted at Mexican citizens. This is simply a hygienic inspection issue. We understand Mexico's concern over the rights and interests of its citizens in China, but we hope Mexico could proceed from the overall interest of joint response to the disease, fully understand the necessary measures we have taken, and handle the issue in an objective and calm manner.

I would like to stress that China and Mexico are friendly countries. China values its friendly cooperation with Mexico and stands ready to strengthen the cooperation so as to jointly address the disease.