- Title: China slams Biden, Ardern comments on Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Date: 1st June 2022
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JUNE 1, 2022) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, ZHAO LIJIAN, ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, ZHAO LIJIAN, SAYING: "China has repeatedly stated its position on China's security cooperation, emphasising that relevant cooperation is conducive to promoting peace, stability and development in Solomon Islands and South Pacific, and is in parallel with regional arrangements. China's security is not aimed at third parties, nor is intended to establish military bases. The U.S. and New Zealand joint statement hyped up relevant problems with ulterior motives, created false information, and smeared China." JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, ZHAO LIJIAN, SAYING: "Taiwan, Xinjiang and Hong Kong are purely internal affairs of China and other countries or external forces are not allowed to interfere. There wasn't any problem with the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea in the past and now, and there should not be any problems in the future. China firmly upholds national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and firmly defends the international system with the United Nations at its core and international order based on international law." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHINESE FLAG FLYING
- Embargoed: 15th June 2022 11:49
- Keywords: Arden Biden China Ministry of Foreign Affairs New Zealand Pacific Security Solomon Islands USA
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001204201062022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: China's foreign ministry on Wednesday (June 1) slammed a joint statement by the leaders of the United States and New Zealand that expressed "grave concerns" on human rights violations in Xinjiang and the erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong.
Their joint statement smears China and gravely interferes in China's internal affairs, said Zhao Lijian, a spokesman at the Chinese foreign ministry.
In their statement, U.S. President Joe Biden and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also said they would encourage the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues.
Taiwan, Xinjiang and Hong Kong are China's internal affairs, Zhao said at a regular news conference.
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