Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China: Is the Wall Street Journal an agent of the US State Department?

China News Service, Beijing, February 26 (Reporter Liang Xiaohui), in response to US Secretary of State Pompeo's repeated support for the Wall Street Journal's erroneous remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian asked at a regular press conference in Beijing on the 26th : Is the Wall Street Journal an agent of the US State Department?

A reporter asked a question. According to reports, the Wall Street Journal wrote a letter to China a few days ago, saying that it realized that the published insulting article against China had offended public anger in China and was uneasy about it. Please confirm. What is China's comment?

Zhao Lijian responded that recently, the Wall Street Journal communicated with the Chinese side through different channels, acknowledging that it was wrong to publish an insult to China, and said it would learn from it. "But so far the newspaper has not responded positively to the Chinese request."

Another reporter asked a question. On the 25th, Pompeo said that the Chinese government "deported" "Wall Street Journal" reporters exposed problems in the Chinese response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and said that if China gave Chinese and foreign journalists freedom of speech, China and other countries could be more Facing the challenge. What's your comment?

In response, Zhao Lijian said that while the Chinese people were fully fighting the epidemic, Mr. Pompeo again reproved China for no reason, and China was very disgusted and resolutely opposed it.

"First, Mr. Pompeo's remarks are completely right and wrong." Zhao Lijian pointed out that the Chinese government has always adhered to an open, transparent and highly responsible attitude in epidemic prevention and control. The Wall Street Journal's insulting China headline article is not a question of freedom of speech and the press at all. Anyone with a conscience and a bottom line should resolutely oppose and resist such racist wrong words and deeds.

"Even the Wall Street Journal has acknowledged its mistakes and is thinking about it. Why did Mr. Pompeo ignore international public opinion and public opinion and repeatedly support the newspaper, accusing the Chinese side of blame, people ca n’t help asking the Wall Street Journal is Not an agent of the US State Department? "Zhao Lijian asked back.

Secondly, Mr. Pompeo has always talked about freedom of speech. Could it explain why he recently abused reporters of the National Public Radio of the United States? Why refused the reporter to accompany him? Is this what Mr. Pompeo calls "free speech"? This is typical discourse hegemony and double standards.

Zhao Lijian said that we urge Mr. Pompeo to take off his ideological colored glasses, abandon the Cold War zero-sum game thinking, do more things consistent with his identity, stop damaging mutual trust and cooperation between China and the United States, and stop provoking relations between the Chinese party and government and the people. attempt. (Finish)