Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, sat down with China Daily on Tuesday to talk about China's health care system, food safety, and the capacity of the Chinese government in responding to epidemic and pandemic outbreaks.

Margaret Chan was in Beijing to attend the first BRICS Health Ministers Meeting, which had been held on Monday.

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Reporter: Shan Juan

Video: Sun Peng

Videographer: Cong Ruiting & Sunpeng

Producer: Flora Yue