Zhao Lijian: The Americas Summit cannot only serve "US self-interest" and become an "US summit"

　　China News Service, Beijing, May 10 (Xie Yanbing and Zhang Su) Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference on May 10.

　　A reporter asked: Last month, US Assistant Secretary of State Nichols said that the US does not intend to invite the leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to the Americas summit in Los Angeles in June.

In response, Mexican President Lopez said during a visit to Cuba that he would ask U.S. leaders to hold meetings without excluding any country.

What is China's comment?

　　Zhao Lijian: I have noticed relevant reports, and President Lopez is right.

I also want to ask the United States a question, aren't Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela not American countries?

The Americas summit cannot only apply "American standards", it cannot only serve "U.S. self-interest", and it cannot be reduced to an "American summit".

　　It will be 200 years since the United States proposed the "Monroe Doctrine".

Over the past two centuries, the United States has said on the surface that "America is the America of Americans", but in fact it has been doing "America is the America of Americans". The United States regards Latin America as its backyard. , not only has its own development and prosperity failed to benefit Latin America, but instead aggressively exploited Latin America, imposed indiscriminate sanctions, exported inflation, engaged in political interference, regime subversion, assassination of politicians and even armed aggression.

To this day, the United States still ignores the opposition of the international community and regional countries, insists on maintaining unilateral illegal sanctions against some Latin American countries, smears and smears the legitimate actions of Latin American countries to cooperate with other countries to seek development, and lacks due basics to Latin American countries. respect.

　　It is hoped that the US side will earnestly respect the sovereignty and dignity of Latin American countries, and earnestly abide by the basic norms governing international relations.

I would also like to stress that there is no market for the "Monroe Doctrine" in Latin America today, let alone the US side expecting to replicate it elsewhere in the world.

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