She pointed out that "with the G7 members making a range of unsubstantiated accusations against China, China was not given the commensurate opportunity to put the records straight."

Chan said this kind of "outdated, exclusive clubs" is detrimental to international solidarity.

On the same meeting, Judy Chan Ka-pui, also a former district councilor of Hong Kong, in her online speech, urged the United Sates not to see China as a strategic competitor in the face of the global pandemic.

Chan said the contribution of China to the international community during the pandemic should not be disregarded and distorted.

She said that China has provided more than 350 million doses of vaccines to over 80 countries up to early June, mostly to developing countries.

"Besides going through bilateral channels, China always seeks multilateral cooperation in fighting the pandemic and is committed to donating vaccines to the UN Peacekeepers and the International Olympic Committee," she said.

"Instead of making everything political, it is time for leaders in the West to step up and join the leader in the East" to fight the common enemy – COVID-19, Chan added.