China calls on Russia to hold the line against ‘US perverse acts’
- Chinese foreign minister says Washington is using democracy and human rights to interfere in the domestic politics of other countries
- Wang Yi thanks Sergey Lavrov for his support in the revived debate about the origins of the coronavirus
Beijing has called on Moscow to make a united stand against “perverse” actions by Washington as leaders of Russia and the US prepare for a meeting later this month.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued the call during a phone conversation with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Friday, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
“The US has formed small groups under the guise of democracy, used human rights as an excuse to interfere in countries’ domestic politics, and exercised unilateralism under the banner of multilateralism,” Wang was quoted as saying in a statement on Saturday morning.
Wang also called for further cooperation between China and Russia on pandemic control, including on common testing standards, mutual sharing of data, joint scientific research, border controls and mutual recognition of health travel documents.