How the US seeks to develop and enhance its competitiveness is its own business, and the US should not see China as an imaginary enemy, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, urging lawmakers in the US to abandon the Cold-War mentality and zero-sum game mindset, and stop political manipulation on China-related issues.
China also urged US lawmakers to stop deliberating and advancing related anti-China legislation, remove clauses attacking China, and do more to help promote the development of China-US relations, which will create favorable conditions for cooperation in important areas between the two nations, Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry told a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
The greatest enemy of the US is itself, and doing its own affairs well is what US lawmakers should really worry about, Wang said.
The remarks come as the US Senate voted 68-32 on June 8 to approve a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology, according to a Reuters report.
The bill has a number of China-related provisions including prohibiting the social media app TikTok from being downloaded on government devices, and blocking the purchase of drones manufactured and sold by companies backed by the Chinese government. It would also allow “diplomats and Taiwanese military” to display their flag and wear their uniforms while in the United States on official businesses, said the report.
The bill disregards facts, exaggerates strategic competition with China, attacks China’s development path and domestic and foreign policies, and aims to interfer in China’s internal affairs on issues involving China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and harms China’s interests, Wang noted.
China firmly opposes this and will firmly defend its own interests, said the official.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin. Photo: VCG
