CHINA is taking up the challenge to offset the severity of the novel coronavirus outbreak in one fell swoop mostly in China as well as around the globe. In this difficult time, China made the difficult decision to lock down the province of Hubei to save the country and the rest of the world from the spread of virus. Yasir Habib Khan, China Today's special correspondent in Pakistan, interviewed Chinese Consul General in Lahore Long Dingbin. Long appreciated Pakistan's congenial support and unshaken solidarity at the time when China direly needed it.