China News Service, Beijing, June 29 (Reporters Li Jingze and Xing Chong) Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference on the 29th.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian. Photo by Xue Wei
A reporter asked: According to reports, on the 29th, a White House National Security Council official said that the United States is not asking Latin American countries to choose between the United States and China. The United States is providing Latin American countries with support that China and Russia cannot provide. The United States is committed to supporting democracy and reforming multilateral development banks, which is different from China's lack of transparency in investment, China's sales of vaccines instead of donations, and its focus on purchasing commodities from Latin America. What is China's comment?
Zhao Lijian: China has always adhered to the concepts of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, win-win cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, and carried out cooperation in various fields with Latin American and Caribbean countries on the basis of respecting each other's needs and interests, without attaching any political conditions, let alone " "Painting the pie", but doing what we say and sincerely bringing tangible benefits to the people of both sides.
Since this American official deliberately compared the practices of China and the United States, I had no choice but to make a comparison. Take anti-epidemic cooperation as an example. Unlike some countries, China has not swept away the snow on its own, nor has it added insult to injury. It has banned some companies from exporting N95 masks to Latin America and other countries, and has seized and withheld ventilators purchased by relevant countries in the region. Medical supplies in transit. On the contrary, China overcame its own difficulties and took the lead in providing vaccines to developing countries such as Latin America. For many regional countries, the Chinese vaccine is the first batch of vaccines they have obtained, and it will also be the only vaccine available for a long time.
China has always maintained that the international community's cooperation with Latin America can go hand in hand, complement each other and promote each other. If the United States really pays attention to the voice of regional countries, it should abandon the "Monroe Doctrine" and hegemonism as soon as possible, and truly implement its statement that it does not require Latin America to choose sides between China and the United States, instead of saying We should do one thing while doing another, let alone criticize and smear China, sow discord between China and Latin America, and obstruct and undermine China-Latin America cooperation, both openly and secretly. (End)
