Zhao Lijian: The so-called "China Action Plan" by the US is tantamount to a copy of "McCarthyism"

　　Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 15 (Reporter Li Jingze) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian pointed out at a regular press conference on the 15th that the so-called "China Action Plan" by the US is essentially an abuse of the concept of national security by the US anti-China forces to contain China. The tool of suppression is tantamount to a copy of "McCarthyism."

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhao Lijian.

Photo by Xue Wei

　　A reporter asked questions. According to reports, a human rights organization claimed that prosecutions related to the "China Action Plan" initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI and other federal agencies reflected the gradual increase in racial prejudice against Asian ethnic groups in the U.S. and led to 2019 Violence against Asian Americans has risen by 71% from 2020 to 2020.

US Representative Zhao Meixin, a Democrat from California, also said that the US government has turned the "China Action Plan" into a tool for racial profiling. What's China's comment on this?

　　Zhao Lijian said that the so-called "China Action Plan" is to first set up case-handling indicators, and then investigate and collect evidence.

According to media reports, in the past two years, most of the "typical cases" of the plan did not involve intellectual property and commercial theft.

Nearly 2,000 scholars from universities across the United States jointly wrote to the U.S. Attorney General to question the plan.

This shows that more and more people have realized that the essence of the so-called plan is the use of the US anti-China forces to abuse the concept of national security and to contain and suppress China. This is tantamount to a copy of "McCarthyism."

The painful memory of "McCarthyism" brought to the United States of "white terror" has long been cast aside by the American people. The lesson is profound and we should never repeat the same mistakes.

　　"As we all know, the Chinese have made important contributions to the economic and social development of the United States. Unfortunately, the phenomenon of discrimination against Chinese descent in the United States has not been effectively corrected with economic and social development. This is in line with the widespread dissemination of false information about China by the US anti-China forces and smear attacks. China is inseparable." Zhao Lijian said.

　　He pointed out that the hard work of ethnic Chinese and other minorities in the United States did not get respect and protection, but continued discrimination and injustice.

This runs counter to the "human rights" and "equality" that the United States has always advertised. This is a shame to American democracy.

The United States should take actions to correct its own serious problem of racial discrimination, and safeguard and protect the legitimate rights and interests of ethnic minorities, including ethnic Chinese.

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