(21 Oct 2024)
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Beijing, China – 21 October 2024
1. Wide of news briefing
2. Wide of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"China is deeply shocked by the attack and strongly condemns it. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy and consulates in Myanmar promptly activated emergency mechanisms and quickly started handling the incident. China has lodged a serious protest with Myanmar, urging it to thoroughly investigate the attack, make all-out efforts to hunt down and severely punish the perpetrators according to the law, and fully strengthen the security measures for Chinese diplomatic missions, projects, and personnel in Myanmar to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents."
4. Reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"The Taiwan issue is not about freedom of navigation but concerns China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. China firmly opposes any country provoking or threatening China’s sovereignty and security in the name of freedom of navigation."
6. Reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"We have repeatedly stated that we do not comment on the U.S. elections and oppose any U.S. individuals making an issue of China during the elections. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, and the Taiwan issue is purely China’s internal affair that allows no external interference."
8. Reporters
9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"Both governments (China and Brazil) firmly support free trade and oppose protectionism, while also actively striving to maintain the healthy and stable development of bilateral trade. The essence of China-Brazil economic and trade relations is mutually beneficial and win-win. We believe both sides can properly handle the relevant issue."
10. Reporters
11. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"Regarding the Ukraine crisis, China has a consistent and clear position. We hope all parties will promote de-escalation and commit to a political resolution."
11. Reporters
12. Wide of news briefing
STORYLINE:
China on Monday said it was "deeply shocked" and "strongly condemns" the attack on its consulate in Myanmar’s second-largest city on Friday.
The consulate building in Mandalay has been slightly damaged by an explosive device, but there were no casualties, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters at a daily news briefing in Beijing.
No public claims of responsibility have been made for the attack.
"China has lodged a serious protest with Myanmar, urging it to thoroughly investigate the attack, make all-out efforts to hunt down and severely punish the perpetrators according to the law," Lin said.
China is a major ally of Myanmar’s military, which came to power after ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021 but is now fighting fiercely against resistance forces challenging its rule.
Separately, Lin reiterated China’s opposition to countries "provoking or threatening China’s sovereignty and security in the name of freedom of navigation" after U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday.
The U.S.-Canada transit came less than a week after China conducted large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands last Monday, simulating the sealing off of key ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait.
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