China News Service, Beijing, April 29 (Reporter Zhang Su) US officials have accused China of "coercive diplomacy" and "economic and military coercion" on multiple occasions.

In response to this, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin pointed out at a regular press conference on the 29th that China is the victim of "coercive diplomacy", not the perpetrator.

　　When asked by reporters, Wang Wenbin first stated that no country is more suitable for wearing the hat of "coercive diplomacy" than the United States, and no country can take away this patent from the United States.

　　He pointed out that in 1971, Alexander George, a professor at Stanford University in the United States, first proposed the concept of "coercive diplomacy" to summarize the U.S. policies towards Laos, Cuba, and Vietnam at that time.

The United States has explained to the world what "coercive diplomacy" is with practical actions, that is, to achieve its own strategic goals through threats of force, political isolation, economic sanctions, and technological blockade.

　　Then, Wang Wenbin listed a series of historical facts in detail how the United States engaged in "coercive diplomacy."

　　——From the perspective of the threat of force, the classic cases of American "coercion operations" have caused war turbulence and human tragedies.

The U.S. government does not shy away from using the term "coercive diplomacy." For example, it hailed the forced resignation of the Haitian military government in 1994 as "an example of U.S. "coercive diplomacy". In 2003, it clearly included about 30.3 billion US dollars in additional military expenditures as Carry out "coercion diplomacy";

　　-From the perspective of political isolation and economic sanctions, the United States has been brandishing the "sanction stick" against Cuba, North Korea, Iran, and Venezuela for many years.

The previous administration of the United States arbitrarily provoked a "trade war" against many countries.

Sullivan, Assistant to the US President’s National Security Affairs, once wrote that the previous US administration had only “coercion” and not “diplomacy” in its Iran policy;

　　——From the perspective of technological blockade, in order to maintain its own technological monopoly, the United States ignores market competition principles and international economic and trade rules, abuses national security pretexts to suppress high-tech companies in other countries, and also coerces other countries to act together, whether it is Alstom from France. , Japan’s Toshiba, Toyota, the Soviet’s aerospace industry, or China’s Huawei today are all vivid examples.

　　Wang Wenbin said that as far as China is concerned, the United States is deliberately deliberately applying pressure on China, illegally arresting Chinese citizens, suppressing Chinese companies for no reason, and wantonly interfering in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and other China's internal affairs, intimidating and inducing other countries to form "small circles" against China.

　　He emphasized that China is the victim of "coercive diplomacy", not the perpetrator.

No matter who engages in "coercive diplomacy," China firmly opposes it.

　　Wang Wenbin also said that, contrary to the "coercive diplomacy" of the United States, China pursues an independent foreign policy of peace. There is no gene in the blood of the Chinese nation to invade others and dominate the world.

China adheres to the path of peaceful development and does not accept the logic of "a strong country must hegemony".

China has never threatened other countries with force like the United States, has never engaged in military alliances, has never exported ideology, has never run to other people’s doors to prosecute things, has never put its hands into other people’s homes, and has never actively fought a "trade war." Do not suppress other countries' enterprises for no reason.

　　He reiterated that when China's national sovereignty and national dignity are coerced and violated, China must of course take reasonable and lawful countermeasures to safeguard international fairness and justice.

China will work with all peace-loving countries to oppose various coercive acts in the world.

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