(7 Jun 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beijing, China – 7 June 2024
1. Wide of Mao Ning, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, walking to podium
2. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
“China’s position on the Ren’ai Reef issue is clear. If the Philippine side notifies China in advance, we can allow the Philippines to transport necessary living supplies to the grounded warship and evacuate relevant personnel. But the Philippine side must not use this as an excuse to transport construction material to the grounded warship and attempt to permanently invade and occupy Ren’ai Reef.”
3. Cutaway of reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
“The U.S. arm sales to China’s Taiwan region is seriously against the “one China” principle and the Three Joint Communiqués, especially the August 17th communiqué. This severely violates China’s sovereignty and security interests, gravely damages the China – U.S. relations and the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and sends a serious wrong signal to the Taiwan independence separatist forces. China strongly deplores and rejects it.”
5. Wide of briefing
6. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
“The Taiwan issue is the core of China’s core interests and is the first red line that cannot be crossed in the China – U.S. relations. China urges the U.S. to earnestly abide by the “One China” principle and the three China – U.S. joint communiqués, stop selling arms to Taiwan and cut military ties between the U.S. and Taiwan, stop creating factors for tensions in the Taiwan Strait situation, stop hampering the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and not to go further and further down the wrongful and dangerous path. China will take firm and strong measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
7. Cutaway of reporters
8. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
“The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway demonstrates the common aspiration for promoting cooperation and development of the three countries and will inject strong impetus into the economic and social development of the three countries and even the Central Asia region. This once again proves the huge significance of the Belt and Road Initiative, and shows that the concept of building a community with a shared future has stricken a deep chord with the people in Central Asia. China looks forward to carrying out close cooperation with various parties and making concerted efforts to soon finish building this path of development, friendship and happiness that serves the common interests of the people in the region, and accelerate cooperation between China and Central Asia.”
9. Wide of briefing
STORYLINE:
China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday told the Philippines not to use excuses to try to occupy a disputed area in the South China Sea after the Philippines accused the China Coast Guard of obstructing its efforts to evacuate sick personnel from the area last month.
“China’s position on the Ren’ai Reef issue is clear. If the Philippine side notifies China in advance, we can allow the Philippines to transport necessary living supplies to the grounded warship and evacuate relevant personnel. But the Philippine side must not use this as an excuse to transport construction material to the grounded warship and attempt to permanently invade and occupy Ren’ai Reef,” said Mao Ning, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, at a daily press briefing.
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