Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin hosted a regular press conference on May 25.
A reporter asked: The United States has officially announced the launch of the "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework".
Senior U.S. officials said that the "framework" will become an important platform for the United States to strengthen economic ties with "Indo-Pacific" countries, providing the region with alternatives to China, and member states will grow into more reliable partners of the United States.
what opinions do the Chinese have on this issue?
Wang Wenbin: Now that the US has proposed the "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework", it is just starting anew to serve its own interests.
This "framework" also serves to advance U.S. geostrategy.
The "framework" is exclusive in the name of cooperation, attempting to establish U.S.-led trade rules, reorganize the industrial chain system, and "decouple" regional countries from the Chinese economy.
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce publicly stated that the "framework" marks an important turning point for the United States to re-establish regional economic leadership and provide regional countries with an alternative to China.
Many countries in the region are worried about this and believe that "decoupling" with China will cost a lot.
Everyone will see clearly that the "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework" is a design to disrupt regional cooperation and a tool to coerce regional countries.
We can't help but ask, what are the interests of the other parties involved?
If the "framework" cannot really help promote the common development of countries in the region, it will not go far.
The Asia-Pacific region is a highland of peaceful development and should not become a chess game for geopolitical games.
(produced by Wu Rui)
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]