March 26, 2019 Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang hosted a regular press conference
Question: It is reported that the Saudi sisters who were previously stranded in Hong Kong and seeking asylum have gone to the third country. Can you introduce the discussion between the Chinese government and the Saudi government on this matter? Does Saudi Arabia ask China to repatriate the two to Saudi Arabia?
Answer: According to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government may implement entry and exit controls on the entry, stay and departure of personnel from various countries or regions. Regarding foreign citizens entering and leaving Hong Kong, please consult the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
Question: Li Suyong, Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, arrived in Beijing today. Will he meet with Chinese officials? Is there any further news about the US Special Representative for North Korea's policy toward North Korea? Is Bigen's visit to China related to Li Suyong's visit to China?
Answer: Regarding the first question, I have no information that I can publish at the moment.
Regarding the visit of Bigen to China on the US Special Representative for North Korea, I have answered relevant questions yesterday. China has maintained close communication and coordination with relevant parties on peninsula affairs, and we will release important information in a timely manner.
Question: According to confidential documents, reports submitted by China and Russia to the UN Security Council North Korea's sanctions committee show that China has sent some North Korean workers back to China. Can you reveal the number of North Korean workers in China at present? How many people are repatriated by China?
Answer: You said this is a confidential document, so where did you get such confidential content?
Someone revealed this report to reporters. Who revealed
?
I don't know.
China has always conscientiously and strictly implemented the resolutions related to North Korea adopted by the Security Council and fulfilled its international obligations. In order to implement Security Council resolutions 2371 and 2375, the China State Foreign Special Administration has issued announcements on many occasions requiring the implementation of the provisions on North Korean overseas workers in the resolution. In fact, China has also been implementing it seriously and strictly. Not long ago, China submitted a relevant report to the UN Security Council North Korea's Sanctions Committee.
Question: President Trump signed a presidential decree yesterday to formally recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Many countries condemn the action. What is China’s position on this?
Answer: The international community recognizes that the Golan Heights are occupied territories. The United Nations Security Council has passed resolutions many times, requiring Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights. China opposes changing the facts through unilateral actions and does not want to see further escalation of tensions in the regional situation.
Question: Japan's Ministry of Culture, Culture, Science and Technology has just released the textbook review results. We found that primary school textbooks clearly mention that the "Senkaku Islands" are Japan's inherent territory. What is China’s comment on this?
Answer: China’s position on the Diaoyu Islands issue is clear and consistent. The Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands have been China's inherent territory since ancient times. No matter what the Japanese side says or does, this fact cannot be changed.
Question: The US State Department issued a report saying that China systematically prevents US diplomats, journalists and ordinary people from traveling to Tibet. The US's nine applications to enter Tibet last year were rejected by China. What is China’s comment on this?
Answer: We have seen relevant reports from the US State Department.
First of all, the so-called "reciprocal entry into Tibet law" seriously violates the basic norms of international relations, roughly interferes in China's internal affairs, and sends serious wrong signals to the "Tibetan independence" separatist forces, which is seriously harmful to Sino-US exchanges and cooperation. China firmly opposes this. The so-called report released by the US in accordance with the above domestic law ignores facts and is full of prejudice, and China will never accept it.
I want to emphasize here that Tibet affairs are purely China's internal affairs and do not allow any foreign forces to interfere. Tibet, China, is open to people from all countries. At the same time, considering the special local geographical and climatic conditions and other factors, the Chinese government takes certain management and protection measures for foreigners to enter Tibet in accordance with the law and regulations. This is completely necessary and beyond refutation. China welcomes more foreigners to visit, travel and do business in Tibet, China. This position will not change, but the premise is that Chinese laws and relevant regulations must be complied with and the necessary procedures must be carried out.
We urge the US side to fully recognize the high sensitivity of Tibet-related issues, take practical measures to eliminate the negative impact caused by the above reports, and stop using Tibet-related issues to interfere in China's internal affairs, so as not to cause damage to Sino-US relations and exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.
Question: According to reports, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday that if the "Belt and Road" initiative can meet the conditions of openness and transparency, Japan is willing to carry out third-party cooperation with China. What is China’s response to this?
Answer: We have noticed the relevant reports. The leaders of China and Japan have reached important consensus on carrying out third-party market cooperation under the framework of the "Belt and Road". During Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to China last year, the two sides jointly held the first China-Japan third-party market cooperation forum and signed a number of specific cooperation agreements. The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" provides a new platform for China and Japan to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation. We hope that Japan can participate in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" with a more positive attitude. China is willing to work with all countries to adhere to consultation, joint construction and sharing, jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality and high level, and better benefit the people of all countries.
Question: During President Xi Jinping's visit to France, China signed an Airbus aircraft purchase agreement worth US$35 billion, which is twice as much as expected. At present, China-US economic and trade negotiations are still in progress. Is this some kind of information released by China to the US?
Answer: Regarding the signing of the agreement to purchase Airbus with Airbus, as far as I know, relevant Chinese companies have released news, you can search online.
China and France have carried out long-term mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of aviation and have achieved fruitful results. Airbus has made positive contributions to the growth of China's civil aviation fleet and the modernization of air transportation. At the same time, the development of China's aviation industry and aviation market has also strongly promoted the growth of Airbus.
China will continue to maintain cooperation in the aviation field with relevant parties based on the development of China's air transport industry and market needs.
Question: Do you have any further statements or new news about the 60th annual meeting of the Pan American Development Bank, which was originally planned to be held in Chengdu this week? Is China worried that cooperation with Latin American countries will be affected?
Answer: Since you have asked the questions about the 60th Annual Meeting of Pan American Bank, I will give a comprehensive response here. In fact, a few days ago, I had answered some media inquiries about this matter.
The 60th Annual Meeting of the Pan American Development Bank was originally scheduled to be held in Chengdu from March 26 to 31. As the host country, China attaches great importance to this annual meeting and has made a lot of preparations. It hopes to work with all parties to hold the annual meeting into a solidarity, cooperation and win-win meeting, and achieve a complete success.
Most Pan American members, including China, also believe that the Pan American Bank Annual Meeting is a meeting of the financial community and should focus on financial cooperation, not a suitable occasion to discuss sensitive political issues. However, some countries continue to stir up the sensitive political issue of Venezuela. With serious differences between member states, they hastily passed the new director and executive director appointed by Guaido as the annual meeting approaches, and insisted on promoting him to attend the meeting in China.
China's position on the Venezuela issue is consistent and clear, and it advocates that all parties should abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, follow international law and basic norms of international relations, and not interfere in Venezuela's internal affairs. Although the director nominated by Guaido passed the Pan American voting process, Guais himself is not a president who was born through legal procedures and lacks legitimacy, so it is difficult for China to allow his representatives to attend the meeting in China. Changing the representatives of the National People's Congress in the Pan American Administration did not help solve the problem of the National People's Congress, but also destroyed the atmosphere of the Pan American Administration's Congress' annual meeting and interfered with the preparation process of the meeting.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of the annual meeting, China expressed its prudent attitude towards the issues of the meeting of the Commission representatives, and also proposed reasonable solutions. It continued to communicate and coordinate in-depth with all parties concerned, and called on all parties to uphold the original intention of friendly cooperation to host the meeting and avoid politicizing the meeting. This is fundamentally in the common interests of all parties. The opinions and plans put forward by China reflect respect for the Pan American Administration and its members, and also reflect China's sincerity as the host country hopes to successfully host the meeting, which is a manifestation of responsibility.However, some countries ignored the purpose of the annual meeting, ignored China's position and concerns, ignored the sincere efforts of the host country, insisted on manipulating the Venezuelan issue, and forced representatives from Guaido to attend the meeting, resulting in the failure of the annual meeting as planned. This is something that all parties do not want to see, and the responsibility lies with China.
China expressed deep regret for the Pan American Bank's decision to cancel the Chengdu annual meeting. As far as I know, the vast majority of Pan American members agree with China's proposition, believing that the annual meeting should focus on financial cooperation and should not be disturbed by controversial political issues, and are also very clear who is obstructing the successful holding of the meeting. China believes that our cooperation with Pan American and Latin American countries will not be disturbed and we are full of confidence in strengthening mutual cooperation in the future.
Question: US President's Assistant to National Security Affairs Bolton said yesterday that the US will not tolerate "hostile foreign forces" interfering in Western hemisphere affairs. What is China’s comment on this?
Answer: First of all, I think countries in the Western Hemisphere, especially Latin America, are sovereign and independent countries. They have the right to decide their own foreign policy and the right to decide in which ways to carry out mutually beneficial cooperation with which countries.
Second, China has always adhered to the development of friendly and cooperative relations with Latin American countries, including Venezuela and countries around the world, based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.
Third, the Venezuelan problem can only be solved by the Venezuelan people. It is in the interests of Venezuela to maintain stability in Venezuela and the interests of the region. China is willing to work with the international community to help Venezuela restore stability as soon as possible. At the same time, we will unswervingly continue to develop friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation with Latin American countries.
Finally, Latin American affairs are not exclusive to a certain country, and Latin America is not the backyard of a certain country. (CCTV News)
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