China News Service, Beijing, August 19 (Reporter Zhang Su) UN Secretary General Guterres warned that the escalating tension between the United States and China may split the world into two groups. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded to this at a regular press conference on the 19th.
A reporter asked. According to reports, Guterres stated on the 18th that the relationship between the United States and China has never been as dysfunctional as it is today, and warned that the escalating tension between the two countries may split the world into two groups. It is a huge risk for the world. What is China's comment?
"China has taken note of Secretary-General Guterres' remarks." Zhao Lijian replied that we have always believed that cooperation between China and the United States will benefit both, while fighting will hurt both. Sino-US cooperation can accomplish major events that benefit both countries and the world. Sino-US confrontation is not in the interest of the international community. The healthy and stable development of Sino-U.S. relations bears on the present and future of China and the United States and the world, and conforms to the common aspirations of the peoples of China and the United States and the people of all countries in the world.
Zhao Lijian pointed out that the current serious difficulties in Sino-US relations are due to the fact that the US government has unilaterally provoked incidents for some time and has recklessly adopted a series of words and deeds that interfere with China's internal affairs, harm China's interests, and seriously undermine Sino-US relations. A small group of American politicians deliberately incite anti-China sentiments and provoke confrontation for their own personal interests. The above-mentioned perverse acts of the United States are unpopular, and they have been and will continue to be strongly criticized and resisted by people of insight from all walks of life in China and the United States and the peace-loving people of the world.
Zhao Lijian said that China urges individual U.S. politicians to proceed from the well-being of the people of China and the United States and the world, listen carefully to the voice of the international community, discard the outdated Cold War mentality, treat China and Sino-U.S. relations in an objective manner, and move toward China and promote China. U.S. relations have returned to the track of coordination, cooperation, and stability to jointly maintain world peace, stability, and development. (Finish)