June 2, 2022

In response to the latest remarks by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who sees China posing great challenges to the so-called rule-based international order, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson refuted those claims and urged the US to reflect on what the international order that people want rather than a US-led hegemony and groundless containment of other countries' legitimate rights. 

When Blinken claimed that the US sought to build an order very imperfectly but profoundly liberal in nature, does it mean it's the order based on which the US can do whatever it wants and other countries can only follow its steps? Zhao Lijian, spokesperson from the Chinese ministry, asked during a press conference on Thursday. 

"Does it mean that the US can attack other sovereign countries militarily at will, while other countries can only keep quiet and endure it? Does it mean that the US can arbitrarily and unilaterally slap illegal sanctions on other sovereign countries, while other countries have to accept it? Does it mean that the US can attack, smear, suppress and contain other countries' legitimate sovereignty, security and development rights without a bottom line, while other countries can only wait and never fight back?" Zhao asked. 

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