summary of q&a at the ministry of foreign affairs' regular press conference on september 18
2024-09-19
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on september 18, foreign ministry spokesperson lin jian hosted a regular press conference.
cctv: could you please introduce the arrangements for the visit of malaysian king ibrahim to china? how does china evaluate the current china-malaysia relations? what are your expectations for this visit?
lin jian:china and malaysia have a long-standing traditional friendship. china and malaysia are good neighbors and partners who help each other and cooperate for mutual benefit. in march last year, president xi jinping and prime minister anwar reached an important consensus on building a china-malaysia community with a shared future, which pointed out the direction for the development of china-malaysia relations in the new era. this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and malaysia and the "china-malaysia friendship year". premier li qiang successfully paid an official visit to malaysia in june, injecting new impetus into the development of china-malaysia relations.
this visit by king ibrahim is his first visit to a country outside asean since he took office. president xi jinping will hold a welcoming ceremony and a welcoming banquet for king ibrahim, and the two heads of state will hold talks. premier li qiang will meet with king ibrahim. china is willing to work with malaysia to take this visit as an opportunity to continue traditional friendship, deepen the alignment of development strategies, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, further enrich the connotation of the china-malaysia comprehensive strategic partnership, and promote new achievements in the construction of a community with a shared future between china and malaysia.
kyodo news: according to the news released by the japanese government, a student of shenzhen japanese school was attacked and stabbed by a man on the morning of the 18th and was hospitalized. could you please provide more details of the incident? in addition, this is the second attack on japanese students in china this year. how does china view such incidents?
lin jian:it is understood that on the morning of september 18, a 10-year-old student of shenzhen japanese school was stabbed by a man about 200 meters away from the school gate. the injured student was immediately sent to the hospital and is being rescued. the murderer has been arrested on the spot. the case is still under further investigation and the relevant chinese authorities will handle it according to law.
tass: according to a us army official, the us is considering the possibility of deploying medium-range and short-range missile systems in japan. what is the ministry of foreign affairs' comment? if the us decides to do so, what joint measures can russia and china take to ensure their own security?
lin jian:in recent years, the united states has been determined to promote military deployment, including intermediate-range missile systems, in the asia-pacific region in order to seek absolute military superiority. this move will intensify the momentum of the arms race, seriously increase regional tensions, threaten regional peace and security, and undermine global strategic balance and stability. china has repeatedly stated its solemn opposition.
we urge the us to abandon the relevant deployment plan and advise relevant countries to be aware of the real intentions of the us, be cautious in words and deeds in the field of military security, and take practical actions to safeguard regional and international peace and stability. china will pay close attention to relevant developments and resolutely safeguard its own security interests.
china news service: according to reports, on september 17, the defense security cooperation agency of the u.s. department of defense issued a statement saying that the u.s. state department has approved a total of approximately us$228 million in arms sales to taiwan, including the return, repair, and reshipment of aircraft and related equipment. what is china's comment?
lin jian:the us arms sales to china's taiwan region seriously violate the one-china principle and the three sino-us joint communiqués, especially the "august 17" communiqué, seriously infringe upon china's sovereignty and security interests, damage sino-us relations and peace and stability in the taiwan strait, and send a wrong signal to the "taiwan independence" separatist forces. china strongly condemns and firmly opposes this and has lodged solemn representations with the us. china has taken resolute countermeasures and has announced that it will impose sanctions on nine us military companies.
the us continues to arm taiwan, supporting lai ching-te and the dpp authorities in their stubborn pursuit of "taiwan independence" and provocation of the one-china principle. this fact once again proves that the biggest threat to peace and stability in the taiwan strait and the biggest damage to the status quo in the taiwan strait are the separatist activities of the "taiwan independence" forces and the connivance and support of external forces led by the united states. it must be pointed out that the dpp authorities' attempt to "use force to seek independence" and the united states' insistence on "using force to support independence" will inevitably bring disaster to themselves and end in failure.
the taiwan issue is the core of china's core interests and the first red line that cannot be crossed in china-us relations. no one should underestimate china's firm will and strong ability to oppose "taiwan independence" and defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. china urges the us to earnestly abide by the one-china principle and the three sino-us joint communiqués, immediately stop the dangerous trend of arming taiwan, stop condoning and supporting "taiwan independence", and stop undermining peace and stability in the taiwan strait. china will take resolute and forceful measures to firmly defend national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.
afp: japan's ministry of defense said today that china's aircraft carrier liaoning entered the contiguous waters of japan's okinawa region. can you confirm this information? what is china's comment?
lin jian:regarding the issues you mentioned, i suggest you ask the relevant chinese authorities. i want to emphasize that the relevant activities of china are in compliance with china's domestic law and international law.
beijing youth daily: the 2024 china international fair for trade in services was successfully held in beijing from september 12 to 16. we have noticed that both international giants and small and medium-sized enterprises have brought more updated achievements, technologies and applications to the fair to discuss cooperation with various merchants. at present, global free trade opportunities and challenges coexist. how does china view the importance of such platforms in expanding high-level opening up?
lin jian:this year marks the 12th anniversary of the establishment of the ciftis in 2012. over the past 10 years, the ciftis has attracted more than 900,000 exhibitors from 197 countries and regions. during the same period, china's service trade grew at an average annual rate of 6.2%, higher than the global average. as president xi jinping pointed out in his congratulatory letter, the ciftis is a vivid reflection of the high-quality development of china's service industry and service trade, and has made a positive contribution to building an open world economy.
the services trade fair is a microcosm of china's commitment to high-level opening up. on the one hand, china's door to opening up is opening wider and wider, setting up 22 free trade pilot zones, building the hainan free trade port, and pushing for the signing and entry into force of the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement. on the other hand, the threshold for foreign companies to come to china is getting lower and lower. we have repeatedly reduced the negative list for foreign investment access and implemented the "zero" requirement for restrictive measures on foreign investment access in the manufacturing sector. we have also promoted the global development process with chinese-style modernization through the "exhibition matrix" such as the china international import expo, the canton fair, the china international consumer products expo, and the china international chain expo.
opening up has made china's large market a strong magnetic field for global trade and made chinese-style modernization a new opportunity for world development. in the 75 years since the founding of the people's republic of china, especially since the reform and opening up, china has always been exploring the path of opening up to the outside world and actively participating in international economic and trade cooperation. since the 18th national congress of the communist party of china, china has implemented a more proactive opening-up strategy to promote the construction of an open world economy. this year's third plenary session of the 20th central committee of the communist party of china made special arrangements for improving the high-level opening-up system and mechanism. we are willing to continue to work with all countries in the world to follow the general trend of economic globalization, share opportunities through openness, discuss cooperation and promote development, and make china's contribution to promoting world modernization.
bloomberg: chinese officials will communicate with eu officials in brussels and with us officials in beijing on china's industrial capacity and export tariffs. what message does china want to convey? what goals does china hope to achieve through these talks?
lin jian:please ask the relevant chinese authorities for specific questions. as a principle, i would like to emphasize that this investigation is a typical protectionist and politically dominated behavior, which ignores objective facts, disregards wto rules, goes against the historical trend, and undermines the eu's green transformation process and global efforts to address climate change. china has always been committed to resolving issues through dialogue and consultation with the utmost sincerity, and has proposed flexible solutions. however, the eu has claimed that it is willing to resolve differences through dialogue, but has continuously rejected china's proposals and has never given any specific countermeasures. it is hoped that the eu will truly show sincerity and take action to seriously consider the reasonable concerns and suggestions of the chinese industry. if the european commission insists on its own way, china will take necessary measures to resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of chinese companies and industries.
regarding the dialogue between relevant economic departments of china and the united states that you mentioned, it is recommended that you contact the relevant chinese authorities for details.
