(11 Sep 2024)
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Beijing – 11 September 2024
1. Wide of news conference
2. Wide of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“The act you mentioned politicizes and instrumentalizes normal economic and trade cooperation and deliberately smears Hong Kong’s institutions overseas, which is very egregious. Hong Kong is the second largest source of trade surplus for the U.S., and more than 1,200 U.S. companies have invested in Hong Kong. The U.S. side’s move will only ultimately jeopardize its own interests. China urges the U.S. to stop pushing forward the bill, so as not to cause more harm to the stability and development of China-U.S. relations. If the U.S. is bent on having its own way, China will take strong and resolute countermeasures.”
4. Reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“The general election is the internal affairs of the U.S., and I have no comment on the remarks made during the election campaign. But we oppose the U.S. making an issue of China during the elections.”
6. Reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China and Vietnam are in close and sound communication on flood prevention and relief cooperation. To support Vietnam’s fight against floods, China’s hydropower stations on the Yuanjiang mainstream (known as Red River in English) are blocking floods and storing water. We will continue to bring into play the relevant hydropower stations’ function of regulating floods and droughts and jointly respond to this natural disaster with the relevant countries.”
8. Reporters
9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“The joint exercise and training between China and Russia aimed at deepening the level of strategic coordination between the two militaries and enhancing their ability to jointly respond to security threats.”
10. Reporters
11. Wide of news conference
STORYLINE:
China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday slammed the U.S. for the House of Representatives’ passage of a bill that could close Hong Kong’s representative offices in America, warning of countermeasures if they are shuttered.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act was part of a series of China-related legislative proposals being scrutinized by the House this week.
If approved, the measures would still need to clear the Senate and be signed by the U.S. president before officially becoming law.
Asked about the bill at a daily news briefing in Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the act politicizes normal trade cooperation and is “very egregious.”
Mao said Hong Kong is the second-largest source of trade surplus for the U.S., warning the move would ultimately jeopardize America’s own interests.
“China urges the U.S. to stop pushing forward the bill, so as not to cause more harm to the stability and development of China-U.S. relations,” she said.
The measures are expected to increase diplomatic tensions between the world’s two largest economies, which see each other as rivals in many areas and have conflicting views over various issues, including on Hong Kong.
Additionally, Mao refused to comment on the U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump’s remarks on China during their presidential debate.
During the debate on Tuesday, Trump said he would put tariffs on electric vehicles and other products made in China if elected.
Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian country in decades.
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