(Fighting against New Crown Pneumonia) Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China-Africa friendship is deeply rooted in China and Africa, unbreakable
China News Service, Beijing, April 14 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said in Beijing on the 14th that the China-Africa friendship is deeply rooted in China and Africa and is unbreakable. After the outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, China and Africa once again united and overcome difficulties. Any confusion and discredit will not work, any separation and provocation will not succeed.
A reporter asked: According to reports, the US State Department Assistant Secretary for Africa, Najib, tweeted yesterday that the videos and stories from Guangzhou are shocking. China must take action to stop these Africans living and working in China. US State Department spokesman Ortegas retweeted the above tweet and said that it was a shameful xenophobia. What's China's response to the relevant US remarks?
Zhao Lijian responded that I had already stated China's position and attitude on this issue yesterday. The United States took advantage of this issue to try to provoke China ’s relations with African countries and undermine the traditional friendship between China and Africa. This approach is futile and extremely immoral.
Zhao Lijian pointed out that, as the African envoys said when they communicated with China yesterday, China ’s anti-epidemic efforts have achieved positive results. If other countries learn from China ’s practices, there will be no disaster like today. They thanked China for overcoming difficulties while carefully combating the difficulties of African countries, and for helping African countries to fight against the epidemic. They believed that this fully embodies the brotherhood between the African and Chinese people, and expressed their profound friendship. After years of trials and hardships, no external forces, no matter what their attempts or means, can stop the development of friendly relations between Africa and China.
"I want to emphasize that the China-Africa friendship is deeply rooted in China and Africa. It is unbreakable. After the outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, China and Africa are once again united and overcome difficulties. Will not succeed. "Zhao Li insisted. (Finish)