On June 7, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference.

A reporter asked a question. June 3 is the National Day of Attention to Gun Violence in the United States. People all over the United States have held activities to mourn the victims of gun violence and call on the US government to take action to reform and prevent gun violence from happening.

What is China's comment?

　　Zhao Lijian said that according to the statistics of the US "Gun Violence Archives" website, in 2022, there have been 246 mass shootings in the United States that caused more than 4 deaths and injuries, an average of 1.5 per day.

The number is staggering because it is not just a number, it represents the countless lives lost and broken families.

Over the past five months, more than 18,000 people have been killed by guns.

In the 72 hours from May 28 to 30 alone, there were more than 300 gun-related incidents in the United States, resulting in more than 130 deaths.

　　Zhao Lijian said that the majority of the American people call on the government to take measures to prevent the tragedy from happening again.

Several new polls show that the majority of Americans view gun violence as one of the serious social problems.

In April, a Pew Research Center survey showed that 76 percent of Americans believed that gun violence had become a "very serious or relatively serious problem" facing the United States.

According to research data from the University of Michigan, gun-related injuries have become the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in the United States, and 75% of American teenagers believe that shooting incidents have become their main source of stress.

The Hill reported that two-thirds of American parents expressed concern about mass shootings at schools.

　　Zhao Lijian emphasized that the U.S. government should face up to its own poor human rights situation and deficit in governance capacity, take concrete actions to control guns and stop violence, and protect the right to life of the American people, instead of pointing fingers at other countries and interfering in other countries’ internal affairs under the pretext of human rights. .

(produced by Liu Peng)

Responsible editor: [Ji Xiang]