China News Service, Beijing, July 21 (Reporter Liang Xiaohui) Regarding the US Department of Commerce's inclusion of 11 Chinese companies on the list of sanctioned entities, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated at a regular press conference on the 21st that China will continue to adopt Take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.
A reporter asked that the US Department of Commerce added 11 Chinese companies to the list of sanctioned entities and claimed that they were due to China’s repression and mass detention of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. What’s your comment?
Wang Wenbin responded that the US used the so-called human rights as an excuse to abuse export control measures to include relevant Chinese companies in the entity list. This violated the basic norms of international relations, interfered in China's internal affairs, and harmed China's interests. China firmly opposed this.
"The US is not concerned about human rights issues at all, but attempts to suppress Chinese companies, destabilize Xinjiang, and smear China's Xinjiang policies. The international community sees this very clearly." Wang Wenbin said, we urge the US to correct its mistakes and revoke relevant decisions. , Stop interfering in China's internal affairs. "China will continue to take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises." (End)