U.S. should look at its own problems, China says after Pence speech

[snoop1130]

U.S. should look at its own problems, China says after Pence speech

By Ben Blanchard

 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence attends a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States would do better to look at its own domestic problems like gun violence rather than turning its ire on China, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday, lambasting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for a critical speech on China.

 

Pence on Thursday accused China of curtailing “rights and liberties” in Hong Kong and blasted U.S. company Nike and the National Basketball Association for falling in line with Beijing in a disagreement over free speech.

 

In a policy speech on China that touched on an array of disputes ahead of talks with Beijing to ease a trade war, Pence said the United States does not seek confrontation or to “de-couple” from its main economic rival.

 

But he pulled no punches when addressing some of the political rifts between the two countries, praising Chinese-claimed Taiwan as a beacon of democracy and criticising China for its treatment of Muslim Uighurs in the Xinjiang region.

 

Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Pence’s speech was full of lies and prejudice, and that it had made China “strongly indignant”.

 

China is resolute in defending its sovereignty and security, and will never allow anyone to interfere in its internal affairs over Hong Kong, Taiwan or Xinjiang, she added.

 

“A handful of politicians with Pence at their head have confused black with white on these issues, making irresponsible remarks and creating rumours to slander others,” Hua said.

 

Pence is “easily arrogant” about other countries, and yet turns a blind eye to the ills of his own country, instead trying to shift the focus of the American public onto other nations, she added.

 

“From the large-scale monitoring of the ‘Prismgate’ to frequent and serious shootings, from ubiquitous racial discrimination to the gap between the rich and the poor that is obvious at a glance, from sanctions against other countries, arbitrary withdrawal from international agreements, treaties, and misconduct, morality and trust have long since disappeared.”

 

Certain people in the United States need to take a good long look at themselves in the mirror, recognise their own problems and manage their own affairs properly, Hua said.

 

Despite the ministry’s harsh tone, influential Chinese state-backed newspaper the Global Times said in an editorial that while Pence reiterated many of his previous criticisms, there was still “room for optimism”.

 

“He emphasised the U.S. does not want to ‘decouple’ and repeated how U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to start a new future with China,” it said.

 

“He also underlined the friendship between Chinese President Xi and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.”

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-10-25

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[car720]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“From the large-scale monitoring of the ‘Prismgate’ to frequent and serious shootings, from ubiquitous racial discrimination to the gap between the rich and the poor that is obvious at a glance, from sanctions against other countries, arbitrary withdrawal from international agreements, treaties, and misconduct, morality and trust have long since disappeared.”

Some good points here.

[ThaiFelix]

9 minutes ago, car720 said:

Some good points here.

Yes its hard to fault the truth in Hua Chinying's retort.......and I'm referring to the real truth as everybody knows it, not that which the USA's propaganda machine expresses.

[MAGA 2020]

We are China, how's them tariffs working for you. 

[Redline]

As they kill, torture and harvest organs from their own people-in addition to the police surveillance state

[GinBoy2]

No country is perfect.

 

But to compare the failings of the US, to China which detains a million Uighers in 're-education camps, routinely arrests political critics, and the list goes on, is a little rich.

 

As for Hong Kong. Well the British who have been pretty absent throughout all this, with their usual ability to collectively forgot could have stopped this.

 

They had decades before the handover to introduce true democracy, which if they had would have made today's nightmare null and void.

 

Instead they clung on to the old imperial dream of masters and subjects

[tonbridgebrit]

1 hour ago, GinBoy2 said:

No country is perfect.

 

But to compare the failings of the US, to China which detains a million Uighers in 're-education camps, routinely arrests political critics, and the list goes on, is a little rich.

 

As for Hong Kong. Well the British who have been pretty absent throughout all this, with their usual ability to collectively forgot could have stopped this.

 

They had decades before the handover to introduce true democracy, which if they had would have made today's nightmare null and void.

 

Instead they clung on to the old imperial dream of masters and subjects

About the British and Hong Kong today, what ?

Hong Kong is an ex-British Empire place, that's the only connection between Hong Kong and Britain. A bit like saying that India is an ex-British Empire place. Britain should not, or must not, get involved in any issues about India. Let India sort out it's own problems. And Britain should simply not get involved in what's going on in Hong Kong. Let the Chinese in China and the Chinese in Hong Kong, let them sort it out.

Introducing democracy to Hong Kong during the Colonial Era ??  Hong Kong was taken over and became part of the British Empire. It became part of the British Empire, so that Britain would benefit. Britain did not take over a quarter of the world in order to spread freedom and democracy. It was done to benefit Britain. And America today, US foreign policy is not about spreading freedom and democracy, it's about grabbing the benefits for the US.


What about Pence and America ? The Philipinnes is near enough, an ex-US colony. It would be absurd for people to criticise the USA for what's going on in the Philipinnes today. And indeed, China is correct if they want to criticise the USA for all the problems that America has been part of. What goes on in Tibet, Xinjiang, Taiwan and Hong Kong, all this is to do with China, and not about America.

Also, we have to look at what happens most of the time, when the US does get involved.
Iraq, the Contras in Nicaragua, Libya, etc.  The latest is the Kurds in Syria. It seems like that, when America is involved, it's the "Kiss of Death" for those being supported by America.

So yes, the US should look at it's own problems, and not cause problems in other places.