China clashed with the United States and Japan over Hong Kong, Xinjiang and the South China Sea at the stage of an East Asian multilateral conference.
At the 11th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held via video on the 4th, Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister in charge of foreign affairs, emphasized that the Xinjiang and Hong Kong issues are both internal affairs of China. said. Director Wang’s remarks on the Xinjiang and Hong Kong issues at the meeting were made in the form of rebuttals after the U.S. and Japan raised the related issues and were given additional opportunities to speak, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Wang said at the meeting, “The US and Japan raised the Xinjiang and Hong Kong issues to attack China on the grounds of human rights. These slanders are clichés that do not deserve to be refuted, but China has the right to refute it based on the principle of reciprocity. “Irresponsible remarks about China’s internal affairs violate the basic rules of international relations and undermine the principle of equality of national sovereignty,” he said.
He continued, “Where does the term ‘extermination’ come from when the population, life expectancy, resident income, and education level of the Xinjiang Uyghur region are increasing and improving? extinction of the species.” “It is a true crime against humanity that the United States has waged wars everywhere, killing many innocent civilians.”
Regarding the criticism of Hong Kong’s national security law, Wang said, “We have restored stability and perfected the rule of law in Hong Kong. He also said, “You are expressing your so-called ‘concern’, but are you trying to get Hong Kong to return to chaos and chaos, and Hong Kong independence forces to go out on the streets again?”
It is unknown what specific remarks the US and Japan made on Xinjiang and Hong Kong issues at the meeting. However, the State Department said that Secretary of State Tony Blincoln attended the meeting and commented on China’s illicit claims in the South China Sea, underscoring ASEAN’s role in the United States’ vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Director Wang also made it clear that foreign powers should not interfere in this. “It is the promise of China and ASEAN countries that the parties will settle disputes peacefully through negotiations,” he said. did.
Director Wang said, “Individual offshore countries are arbitrarily provoked by entering a large number of warships and aircraft into the South China Sea out of fear that the world will not fall into chaos. aimed “China and ASEAN countries should clearly recognize the bad intentions of the foreign powers, and say ‘no’ to any acts that undermine the unity and cooperation of the countries in the region,” he said.
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