The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to "Pompeo claimed to remove WeChat and other Chinese applications": firmly oppose the US abuse of national power to attack Chinese high-tech enterprises
According to reports, on the 5th, US Secretary of State Pompeo once again used the so-called "national security" as an excuse to declare that the United States is stepping up its efforts to remove the so-called "untrusted" Chinese applications such as WeChat from the US digital network.
At a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (6th), Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated that Pompeo and other American politicians have repeatedly used national security as an excuse to abuse national power to suppress and contain Chinese high-tech enterprises. China firmly opposes this. The relevant US actions have no factual basis at all. They are completely malicious smear and political manipulation. The essence is to maintain its own high-tech monopoly, completely violate market principles and international economic and trade rules, and seriously threaten the security of the global industrial chain supply chain. It is typical. Bullying behavior.
Wang Wenbin emphasized that many Chinese companies currently unilaterally sanctioned by the United States are innocent, and their technologies and products are also safe. There has never been a cybersecurity incident similar to the "Snowden Incident" or "WikiLeaks", nor has it There has been a network monitoring behavior similar to "Prism Gate", "Formula Organization" and "Echelon System". The United States itself is covered in dirt, but talks about "cleaning the Internet", which is ridiculous.
Wang Wenbin said that we urge the US to correct its wrongdoings, create conditions for enterprises from all countries to carry out normal economic and trade cooperation, and restore a free, open and safe cyberspace in the world. China will continue to work with other countries in the world to jointly maintain a fair, just, open, and non-discriminatory business environment, promote international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation, and enable safe, reliable, and high-quality information technology to provide new opportunities for global economic recovery and a better life for people in all countries. Power. (Zhu Ruomeng, CCTV reporter)