(19 Dec 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beijing, China - 19 December 2024
1. MOFA spokesperson arriving at the press conference
2. Close of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Lin Jian, China Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson:
“The U.S. report, like previous similar reports, ignores facts and is full of bias. Spreading the China threat theory is just an excuse to maintain its military hegemony. China is firmly committed to being a stabilizing, peaceful, and progressive force in the world, while also resolutely defending national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity. We urge the U.S. to abandon the Cold War mentality and its hegemonic logic, and view China's strategic intentions and defense construction objectively and rationally, and stop issuing such irresponsible reports year after year.”
4. Close of reporter
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Lin Jian, spokesperson of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
“China has always viewed and developed China-U.S. relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, while firmly defending its own sovereignty, security and development interests. We have always believed that the New Cold War cannot be fought or won, and that containment of China is unwise, undesirable and will not succeed.”
6. Close of reporters
7.SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Lin Jian, China Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson:
“Taiwan is China's Taiwan, and the Taiwan issue is purely an internal affair of China that needs no external interference. The biggest challenge to peace in the Taiwan Strait is the separatist activities for Taiwan independence, and the interference and destruction by external forces. What the U.S. side should do is to abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-U.S. joint communiqués, abide by the commitment not to support Taiwan independence, stop conniving at the separatist forces of Taiwan independence, and stop interfering in China's internal affairs on the issue of Taiwan.”
8. Wide of press conference
9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Lin Jian, China Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson:
“China is willing to continue anti-drug cooperation with the United States on the basis of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect. It is hoped that the United States will value the goodwill of the Chinese side, value the contributions and efforts of the Chinese side, not jeopardize the basis of cooperation between the two sides, and work with the Chinese side to maintain the current good situation of anti-drug cooperation between China and the United States.”
10. Wide of reporters
11. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Lin Jian, China Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson:
“I am not familiar with the specific situation regarding the case you mentioned. China is a country ruled by law, we always strictly abide by international law, and respect the judicial sovereignty of all countries. There are no so-called secret police stations.”
12. Close of reporter
13. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Lin Jian, China Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson:
“We have always opposed the U.S. side's overstretching of the concept of national security and discriminatory practices targeting enterprises from specific countries. China will take resolute measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.”
14. Close of reporters
15. Lin Jian leaving the press conference
STORYLINE:
“We have always believed that the New Cold War cannot be fought or won, and that containment of China is unwise, undesirable and will not succeed,” Lin said.
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