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17-year-old badminton player Zhang Zhijie died in Indonesia, China responds
Source: BackChina (backchina.com)
On July 1, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference.
AFP: Italian customs officials announced today that Italy has seized630 million euros from ChinaSynthetic drugs. Italian customs said that two Chinese citizens related to the case have been arrested in the Netherlands. Has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noticed this news? Can the spokesperson introduce the relevant situation?
Mao Ning: I am not familiar with the specific situation you mentioned. In principle, China firmly combats drug-related crimes and conducts international cooperation in this regard.
Attached is the full text of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press conference:
CCTVreporter：Yesterday, China announced that President Xi Jinping will go to Kazakhstan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. What issues will President Xi Jinping exchange views with the leaders attending the summit on? What are China’s expectations for the summit? In addition, after this year’s Astana summit, China will take over the rotating presidency of the SCO. Could you please introduce the priorities of China’s presidency?
Mao Ning: Over the past 23 years since the establishment of the SCO, member states have always upheld the “Shanghai Spirit” of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development, jointly promoted solidarity and mutual trust, carried out multilateral cooperation, and successfully built the SCO into a security barrier, cooperation bridge, friendly bond and constructive force in the region, setting an example for new international relations and new regional cooperation. The upcoming Astana Summit is the most important event within the framework of the SCO this year. During the meeting, President Xi Jinping will have an in-depth exchange of views with leaders of participating countries on deepening cooperation in various fields under the new situation and current major international and regional issues, and make plans and arrangements for the next development of the SCO. China believes that this summit will gather more consensus among all parties, write a new chapter of cooperation, and make positive contributions to promoting security, stability, development and revitalization of all countries and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
After the Astana Summit, China will take over the rotating presidency of the SCO from 2024 to 2025. This is the first time in seven years that China has assumed the presidency again. China attaches great importance to this and has fully launched preparatory work. China is willing to work with all parties to further deepen cooperation in the political, security, economic, trade and cultural fields under the guidance of the “Shanghai Spirit”, promote the high-quality development of the SCO, promote the building of a closer SCO community with a shared future, bring more benefits to the people of the region, and contribute more to lasting peace and common prosperity in the world.
Xinhua News Agencyreporter:President Xi Jinping is about to pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Could the spokesperson introduce the main arrangements of the visit and China’s expectations for developing China-Kazakhstan and China-Tajikistan relations?
Mao Ning: Kazakhstan is a friendly neighbor and permanent comprehensive strategic partner of China. Over the past 32 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China-Kazakhstan relations have always maintained a healthy and stable development momentum, with bright spots in cooperation in various fields such as economy, trade, investment, connectivity, energy, and culture, becoming a model of good neighborliness, friendship, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation between neighboring countries. Last year, President Xi Jinping and President Tokayev met twice in Xi’an and Beijing, making new arrangements and drawing a new blueprint for the development of China-Kazakhstan relations, leading China-Kazakhstan cooperation into a “golden period” of rapid development.
This visit is President Xi Jinping’s fifth visit to Kazakhstan. During the visit, President Xi Jinping will hold talks with President Tokayev, exchange in-depth views on bilateral relations, cooperation in key areas, and international and regional situations, and attend state events such as the welcome ceremony, signing ceremony and welcome banquet, as well as related supporting activities. It is believed that President Xi Jinping’s visit will further promote the upgrading of China-Kazakhstan relations, enrich the connotation of the high-quality cooperation between the two countries in jointly building the “Belt and Road”, and further enhance the well-being of the people of the two countries.
Tajikistan is a friendly neighbor and comprehensive strategic partner of China. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Rahmon, China-Tajikistan relations have maintained a good momentum of development, the two countries have continuously consolidated their political mutual trust, achieved fruitful results in the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, deepened cultural exchanges, and cooperated closely in international and regional affairs. In May last year, the two heads of state jointly announced the building of a China-Tajikistan community with a shared future featuring everlasting friendship, shared weal and woe, and mutual benefit and win-win results.
This visit will be President Xi Jinping’s second state visit to Tajikistan in five years. During the visit, President Xi Jinping will hold talks with President Rahmon, exchange in-depth views on bilateral relations, cooperation in key areas, and international and regional situations, and make new plans and arrangements for the next development of China-Tajikistan relations. The two heads of state will also attend a number of supporting activities together. China looks forward to working with Tajikistan to take this visit as an opportunity to further consolidate political mutual trust, deepen high-quality cooperation in jointly building the “Belt and Road”, promote people-to-people exchanges, inject new and strong impetus into the development of bilateral relations, and push the China-Tajikistan comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level.
AFP: Italian customs officials announced today that Italy has seized630 million euros from ChinaSynthetic drugs. Italian customs said that two Chinese citizens related to the case have been arrested in the Netherlands. Has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noticed this news? Can the spokesperson introduce the relevant situation?
Mao Ning: I am not familiar with the specific situation you mentioned. In principle, China firmly combats drug-related crimes and conducts international cooperation in this regard.
China Daily:We have noted that China issued the “Beijing Declaration on the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence” after the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. Could the spokesperson give us more information on this?
Mao Ning: On June 28, the 70th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence was grandly held in Beijing. President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. As the organizer of the commemorative event, China issued the “Beijing Declaration of the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence” after the event, reflecting the important views of all parties participating in the meeting.
All parties believe that the release of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence is of epoch-making significance. Over the past 70 years, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence have remained relevant, rising from Asian wisdom to open, inclusive and universally applicable basic norms of international relations and basic principles of international law, making an indelible historical contribution to the cause of human progress.
All parties believe that promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind is a historical necessity for upholding and carrying forward the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence under the new circumstances. The concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind inherits the spiritual connotation of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and at the same time, it innovatively develops on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, giving the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence new contemporary connotations. All parties actively responded to the “six-point proposition” put forward by President Xi Jinping in his important speech at the commemorative meeting, reaffirming the importance of upholding sovereign equality, upholding mutual respect, taking the path of peaceful development, pursuing win-win cooperation, defending international fairness and justice, and demonstrating openness and inclusiveness.
All parties believe that the “Global South” is a key force in advocating and practicing the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and should work together to be a stabilizing force for maintaining peace, a backbone force for open development, a building force for global governance, and a promoting force for mutual learning among civilizations, so as to make greater contributions to strengthening South-South cooperation, promoting North-South cooperation, and promoting human progress. All parties appreciate the important measures proposed by China to support cooperation in the “Global South”.
China is willing to work with all parties to implement the broad consensus reached at the commemorative activities, promote the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and create a better future for human society.
Japan Broadcasting Association reporter: The US State Department released the 2023 International Religious Freedom Report last week, pointing out that the Chinese government is “surveilling and suppressing” Muslims in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and criticizing the Chinese government’s “genocide” against the Uyghurs. What is China’s comment on this?
Mao Ning: The so-called “report” by the US ignores basic facts, is full of lies and false information, holds ideological prejudice, and deliberately smears China’s religious policies. China firmly opposes this.
The Chinese government protects citizens’ freedom of religious belief in accordance with the law, and Chinese people of all ethnic groups enjoy full freedom of religious belief in accordance with the law. At present, there are nearly 200 million religious believers of all kinds in China, more than 380,000 religious clergy, about 5,500 religious groups, and more than 140,000 religious venues registered in accordance with the law. The facts are obvious to all and cannot be distorted or slandered.
The so-called “genocide” is an outright lie fabricated by the US. From the first national census in 1953 to the seventh national census in 2020, the Uyghur population in Xinjiang increased from 3.6076 million to 11.6243 million. The growth rate of the Uyghur population is not only higher than the growth rate of the population in Xinjiang, but also higher than the growth rate of all ethnic minority populations, and significantly higher than the growth rate of the local Han population. At present, Xinjiang enjoys social stability, economic development, ethnic unity, religious harmony, and improved people’s livelihood. The US ignores objective facts and repeatedly hypes up lies and fallacies. The real purpose is to create an excuse to contain and suppress China.
The United States is plagued by chaos such as the politicization of religion, church scandals, and the prevalence of cults. Incidents of religious discrimination and persecution are emerging one after another, and “religious freedom” has been seriously violated. The United States is in no position to act as a teacher and make irresponsible remarks or interfere in the religious situation in other countries.
We urge the US to respect facts, correct its mistakes and stop using the so-called religious issues to interfere in China’s internal affairs.
AFP: 17-year-old Chinese badminton player Zhang Zhijie died on Sunday evening after participating in a competition in Indonesia. Does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have any more information or comments on this?
Mao Ning: We have learned of this unfortunate news. After learning of the incident, the Chinese Consulate General in Surabaya immediately contacted and coordinated with the Indonesian side to provide full medical treatment and sent personnel to the scene to carry out work. We express our deep regret and condolences for the unfortunate death of the person involved and express our condolences to his family.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to guide the Consulate General in Surabaya to carry out follow-up work within the scope of its responsibilities.
Global Times: NASA spokesperson Faith Marco said on the 28th that China is working with France, Italy, Pakistan and the European Space Agency to collect samples from the far side of the moon, but has not sought NASA’s participation. Although China welcomes scientists from all over the world to participate in the study of lunar soil, China has not directly invited NASA. What is the spokesperson’s comment on this?
Mao Ning: The Chinese government is open to Sino-US space exchanges and cooperation. The Chang’e-6 mission has issued an opportunity announcement to the world, and we also welcome countries around the world to participate in the study of lunar samples. The US side seems to have forgotten the existence of domestic laws such as the “Wolf Clause”. I wonder whether American scientists and related institutions will be allowed by their own government to participate in exchanges and cooperation with China.
2024-07-01 10:41:21
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