China responds to the U.S. side offering a reward of 5 million U.S. dollars to arrest a Chinese citizen: the act of offering a reward for arrest is immediately withdrawn

　　China News Service, Beijing, August 31 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) In response to the US Secretary of State Brinken’s announcement of a $5 million reward for a Chinese national suspected of transnational drug trafficking, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on the 31st that the Chinese side The U.S. has repeatedly asked the U.S. to provide evidence that relevant Chinese citizens are suspected of violating Chinese laws, but the U.S. has not yet provided it; it is determined that transnational drug dealers must emphasize facts and evidence, and China solemnly demands that the U.S. stop offering rewards and arrests.

　　A reporter asked a question. On August 26, U.S. Secretary of State Blincoln announced a $5 million reward for a Chinese citizen suspected of transnational drug trafficking.

What is China's comment?

　　"The relevant case you mentioned is a case jointly investigated by China and the United States since 2016. Based on the limited clues notified by the United States, China has carried out a lot of work, confirmed the identity of the relevant Chinese citizens and notified the United States of relevant information." Wang Wenbin Said that after a joint investigation by China and the United States, the species involved in this case were not listed in China at that time and belonged to ordinary chemicals.

The Chinese side has repeatedly asked the US side to provide evidence that relevant Chinese citizens are suspected of violating Chinese laws, but the US side has not yet provided it.

　　Wang Wenbin said that China believes that the identification of transnational drug dealers must focus on facts and evidence. The United States, knowing that it is difficult to achieve a reward for arrest, has offered a reward for arresting relevant Chinese citizens after a lapse of three years.

This will severely undermine the foundation of Sino-US cooperation in drug control and create obstacles to the next step in cooperation between the two parties. The consequences should be borne by the United States.

China solemnly asks the US to stop offering rewards and arrests.

　　Wang Wenbin emphasized that China attaches great importance to China-US cooperation in drug control, especially the crisis of opioid abuse in the United States. On May 1, 2019, when the issue of fentanyl in its own country was not prominent, China took a humanitarian stance on a global scale. It was the first to announce the official list of all fentanyl substances, and actively help the US cope with the crisis of opioid abuse.

The United States has expressed its gratitude to China through various channels and believes that anti-drug cooperation is the focus and highlight of China-US law enforcement cooperation. China urges the United States to respect the truth, immediately revoke the public offering of rewards and wanted relevant Chinese citizens, and stop smearing and attacks on China. The two sides have cooperated in law enforcement to create a good atmosphere.

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