China News Service, Beijing, December 23 (Reporter Huang Yuqin) In response to the report of the Chinese University Research Institute exposing the American "anti-epidemic" human rights disaster, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on the 23rd that the United States has staged anti-epidemic activities one after another. The play of ineffectiveness and slamming the blame has once again exposed the hypocrisy of the so-called "democracy beacon" and "human rights defender" that the United States claims to be self-proclaimed.

　　A reporter asked a question. Recently, the Human Rights Law Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology released the "American "Anti-epidemic" Human Rights Disaster" report. It has become a stumbling block in international cooperation in the fight against the epidemic, causing serious humanitarian disasters.

The root cause of the failure of the American anti-epidemic is the flaws in the American system, the misplacement of values, and the serious neglect of human rights.

What is the spokesperson's comment on this?

　　"I have taken note of the report." Zhao Lijian responded that as of December 22, the number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 810,000 and the number of confirmed cases exceeded 51 million, accounting for approximately 15% and 19% of the global total, respectively.

As one of the countries with the most advanced medical technology and the richest medical resources in the world, the United States has become the country with the worst epidemic, causing serious humanitarian disasters at home and abroad.

　　Zhao Lijian pointed out that at the domestic level, the former US government deliberately played down the risk of the epidemic and released false information to mislead the public, causing the “golden window period” of epidemic prevention and control to be wasted.

The two parties, as well as between the federal and state governments, contradicted each other around prevention and control measures and relief programs, resulting in the death of a large number of people and the disadvantaged groups in a difficult situation.

The former U.S. government stigmatized the epidemic in order to divert pressure, which led to a sharp increase in racial discrimination and hate crimes against Asians in the U.S.

The survey shows that in 2020, the number of hate crimes against Asian Americans in the United States has increased by 76%, and a quarter of young Asian Americans have become targets of racial discrimination and bullying.

　　Zhao Lijian said that at the international level, the United States is busy throwing blame while concocting various conspiracy theories to politicize and weaponize the epidemic, which has caused great interference and damage to international cooperation in anti-epidemic and traceability.

In the context of the epidemic, the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria and other countries have increased unabated, making it difficult for these countries to obtain timely medical supplies and humanitarian assistance needed to fight the epidemic. This has increased man-made efforts for these countries to fight the epidemic. obstacle.

　　Zhao Lijian emphasized that the right to life is a basic right enjoyed by citizens.

This is a right that is clearly recognized by both the "Declaration of Independence" and the U.S. Constitution.

However, the U.S. government ignores the right to life of its own people and the people of the world, and staged a series of dramas of ineffective fight against the epidemic and blamed blame. This once again exposed the hypocrisy of the so-called "democracy beacon" and "human rights defender" of the United States.

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