BEIJING, China
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said early this week that despite China's opposition, the United States passed and signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 that contains negative China-related content, and that China strongly deplores and firmly opposes this and has made serious demarches to the U.S. side.
In response to a media query,
spokesperson Mao Ning told a daily news briefing that the Act interferes in
China's internal affairs, preaches U.S. military support to Taiwan, and
violates the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques.
China urges the United States
to honor the commitment of its leader of not supporting "Taiwan
independence," stop manipulating the Taiwan question and stop endangering
peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, she said.
The Act pictures China as a
threat, suppresses Chinese companies, and limits normal economic, trade and
people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States, which serves no
one's interest.
“The United States needs to
abandon its Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice and create a favorable
environment for China-U.S. cooperation in trade and other sectors.” Mao said.
"We urge the United
States to work with China to deliver on the important outcome and common
understandings of the San Francisco summit. Negative China-related content in
the Act should not be implemented," Mao said, adding that if the United States
insists on going ahead with it, China will take resolute and strong measures to
firmly safeguard its sovereignty, security and development rights and
interests.
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