Stop smearing CPC, backing separatist forces: China to US

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi looks at his notes before delivering a speech at the Lanting Forum in Beijing on Monday. PIC/AFP

China on Monday urged the US to stop "smearing" the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and it's one-party political system, lift sanctions on trade and halt Washington's backing of "separatist forces" in Taiwan, Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang.

In his annual speech at the Lanting Forum, focussing on China-US ties, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Biden administration should "adjust" the hardline policy pursued by former President Donald Trump towards Beijing to check its growing influence. "We have no intention to challenge or replace the United States. We are ready to have peaceful coexistence and seek common development with the US," Wang said.

"Likewise, we hope the US will respect China's core interests, national dignity, and rights to development. We urge the US to stop smearing the CPC and China's political system, stop conniving at or even supporting the erroneous words and actions of separatist forces for ‘Taiwan independence', and stop undermining China's sovereignty and security on internal affairs concerning Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet," he said.

"We hope that the US side will adjust its policies as soon as possible, among others, remove unreasonable tariffs on Chinese goods, lift its unilateral sanctions on Chinese companies and research and educational institutes, and abandon irrational suppression of China," he said. The relations between China and the US are at an all-time low. The two countries are currently engaged in a bitter confrontation over various issues, including trade, the origins of the novel Coronavirus pandemic, the communist giant's aggressive military moves in the disputed South China Sea and human rights.

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