United States is the ‘biggest source of global instability’, Chinese foreign minister says
- American politicians are ‘smearing China all over the world without facts or evidence’, Wang Yi says
- Comments come after China’s ambassador to Canada tells Ottawa that following Washington’s lead on Hong Kong democracy bill would be ‘very dangerous’
A senior Chinese diplomat has accused the United States of being the biggest source of global instability with its protectionist policies and interference in other nations’ affairs.
“Some US politicians are smearing China all over the world without facts or evidence,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday during a meeting with his Dutch counterpart, Stef Blok, according to a foreign ministry statement.
“The United States has grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs with its domestic laws, attempting to undermine China’s ‘one country, two systems’, and Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability,” Wang said.
As a global power, the US should shoulder more international responsibility, but instead it was damaging multilateralism and the global trade regime, he said.
“The US has become the biggest source of uncertainty in the world.”