China's fight against COVID-19 pandemic inspires Yemeni student

He recalls how his Chinese friends promptly raised 300,000 yuan through the internet for his surgery after he had a car accident in 2016 in Southwest China's Sichuan province.

"I did not know the names of the donors, but I know they are Chinese," he says. It has always been in his mind to reciprocate the favor.

He shot videos to chronicle all that transpired during China's anti-epidemic fight. He filmed people screening temperatures in markets and sterilizing car tires before entering into the community, and personnel disinfecting elevators. He uploaded the clips on social media platforms.

"I want to record everything so that more people across the world could learn about China's contribution to the global anti-epidemic fight," al-Kahtani says. One of his videos garnered over 700 reposts and more than 1,200 likes.

In one of the videos, his 8-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter extended their blessings and expressed solidarity with China, speaking in fluent Chinese. "We were born and brought up in China, let us overcome the difficulties together. Stay strong, Wuhan. Stay strong, China."

"During the epidemic control period, the university teachers visited my home once a month, and brought me face masks and hand sanitizers," he says.

Al-Kahtani hopes other countries can learn from China's disease control efforts and eradicate the pandemic as soon as possible.

Since the pandemic has not yet ended, al-Kahtani suggested that overseas students in China follow local anti-epidemic guidelines."Protecting ourselves would be our best support to China's epidemic prevention efforts."

"China loves us, and we love China. The feeling is mutual. As an international student, I am willing to make my humble contribution to the anti-epidemic fight. In the future, I aspire to be an outstanding engineer and live a better life in China with my family," al-Kahtani says.