China News Service, Beijing, October 21 (Li Jingze) In response to US Secretary of State Pompeo's remarks against China's overseas infrastructure, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian raised a Laos case in a regular press conference on the 21st to respond.

　　A reporter asked a question. On October 19, US Secretary of State Pompeo said when attending the "Three Seas Initiative" summit and online forum, "We have seen the devastating impact of China's infrastructure agreement all over the world, from Laos to Montenegro to Pakistan. ."What's your opinion?

　　"Some U.S. politicians''every China must be black', Mr. Pompeo is particularly typical." Zhao Lijian said that China has traditionally friendly relations with Laos, Montenegro and Pakistan, and Mr. Pompeo does not have to waste his time.

"Today, I will take Laos as an example to introduce the basic facts."

　　Zhao Lijian said that as everyone knows, Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.

"Turning a land-locked country into a land-union country" is the established development strategy of the Lao government and the eager development dream of the Lao people.

At the request of Laos, China has joined hands in advancing infrastructure cooperation and has done a lot of ground-breaking and long-term pioneering work. Among them, the China-Laos Railway and the Vientiane-Vangrong Expressway will be opened to traffic at the end of next year and the end of this year, respectively.

This will rewrite the history of Laos without modern railways and highways, and enable Laos to integrate into the regional interconnection network with a new attitude, and set up the "main artery" of sustainable development.

　　"It is precisely because the cooperation between China and Laos in the field of infrastructure is in the contemporary and beneficial for the future, this cooperation has been warmly welcomed and actively supported by all walks of life in Laos." Zhao Lijian pointed out that last week, Lao leaders told China that these two major channels are important for Laos It is of great strategic significance to break through the bottleneck of Lusuoguo and realize Lulianguo's development vision.

　　He further introduced that local people are actively participating in the construction of the project and thus earning considerable income.

Residents along the route are looking forward to the convenience and business opportunities brought by railways and highways.

Many villagers who have not been out of the mountains in their entire life feel that they have hope for happiness when they talk about the changes around them.

They gave a very simple example.

Laos is rich in fruits, but exports to neighboring countries have been slow.

An important reason is the backward transportation infrastructure.

Sometimes the fruit rots before it reaches the border.

With these major arteries, Laos' fruit exports to neighboring countries can be realized day by day.

　　"Mr. Pompeo should listen more to the voices of the Lao people," Zhao Lijian said. Laos is one of the least developed countries in the world. There are still many shortcomings in infrastructure construction, as well as many roads, railways, bridges, and airports. Need to build.

If Mr. Pompeo really cares about the development of Laos, he might as well do something practical and speak less.

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