China tells U.S. to stop interfering in its affairs after blacklisting of companies

Record ID: 1435636

  • Title: China tells U.S. to stop interfering in its affairs after blacklisting of companies
  • Date: 8th October 2019
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 8, 2019) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG ARRIVING FOR REGULAR NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "This kind of action severely affected the basic principles of international relations. It has interfered with China's domestic affairs, damaged China's interests. China expresses its firm opposition and discontent." JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "I must point out that the Xinjiang issue is completely part of China's own internal affairs. No country has any right to interfere. There was no (mention) of 'Xinjiang' in what the U.S. referred to as so-called human rights issues. The relevant accusations are just excuses intentionally made by the U.S. so that it can interfere in China's own internal affairs. " JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "We urge the U.S. to immediately correct its mistakes, withdraw the relevant decisions, and stop interfering with China's internal affairs. China will take firm and strong actions to firmly protect its interests of sovereignty, security and development." JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "China's position on the China-US trade issues is consistent and clear. We hope the U.S. can work with China and meet us halfway to promote progress through negotiations on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefits." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING CHINESE FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 22nd October 2019 12:12
  • Keywords: tech economy Geng Shuang surveillance Blacklist China Hikvision Xinjiang Uighurs foreign ministry
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B08J2O7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China's foreign ministry on Tuesday (October 8) strongly denounced the United States' recent blacklisting of some of its top artificial intelligence start-ups, calling it an "interference in China's domestic affairs".
    The U.S. Commerce Department said in a filing the "entities have been implicated in human rights violations and abuses in the implementation of China's campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, and high-technology surveillance against Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups."
    "We urge the U.S. to immediately correct its mistakes and withdraw the relevant decisions, and stop interfering with China's internal affairs. China will take firm and strong actions to firmly protect its interests of sovereignty, safety and development," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said during a briefing in Beijing.
    The blacklisting targets 20 Chinese public security bureaus and eight companies including video surveillance firm Hikvision, as well as leaders in facial recognition technology SenseTime Group Ltd and Megvii Technology Ltd.
    (Production: Martin Pollard, Joseph Campbell)
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