Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference on December 23.
A reporter asked: We have noticed that in response to the US illegally sanctioning two Chinese officials on the pretext of the so-called "Tibetan human rights" issue, China issued a foreign ministry order to take anti-sanction measures against Yu Maochun and Todd Stein.
What message does China hope to convey to the outside world through this move?
Mao Ning said that the US has illegally sanctioned Chinese officials on the pretext of the so-called "Tibetan human rights" issue.
The relevant act seriously interferes in China's internal affairs and seriously violates the basic norms governing international relations. China has expressed its firm opposition to and strongly condemns this.
In response to the above-mentioned erroneous actions of the US, China has decided to punish former US Secretary of State China Affairs Adviser Yu Maochun and current Deputy Director of the Office of the Congressional-Executive China Committee Todd Stein with immediate effect on China-related and Tibet-related issues. Take countermeasures.
Relevant contents have been announced through Foreign Ministry Decree No. 4.
We want to emphasize once again that Tibet affairs are purely China's internal affairs, and the US has no right and no right to interfere indiscriminately.
Gross interference in China's internal affairs will be firmly countered by China.
We urge the US to lift the so-called sanctions and stop interfering in Tibetan affairs and China's internal affairs.
(Produced by Lu Huiqian)
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]