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US officials again attacked China over environmental issues, and the Chinese side responded: With a list of “lies,” isn’t the United States afraid of being hit by the truth?
Chinanews.com, Beijing, October 14 (Huang Yuqin) “The United States has a list of lies and often maliciously accuses and attacks China on environmental issues. Aren’t you afraid of being hit by the truth?” On the issue of environmental protection, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian responded at a regular press conference on the 14th. He said that he advises senior US officials to immediately stop malicious slander and exaggerations. on China’s environmental problems, and do more with less words.
A reporter asked questions. US Undersecretary of State Clarke recently tweeted that the CCP is the greatest threat to the global environment, and its attacks on air, land and water are second only to its attacks on freedom. How does China respond to this?
“I have answered this question more than once. I just want to ask, the United States has a list of lies, and it frequently accuses and attacks China on environmental issues for no reason. Is it not afraid of being hit by the truth?” Zhao replied. Lijian.
“Since top US officials have time to tweet, they would be upset if they visit the Internet.” Zhao Lijian said that China’s national ambient air and surface water quality conditions will be announced and notified periodically on the website of the relevant government department. According to the ambient air quality statistics in August this year, the average number of good days in 337 cities at the prefecture level and above in China was 93%, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%. From January to August this year, among the 1940 national surface water assessment sections, the proportion of sections with good water quality was 81%, a year-on-year increase of 6 percentage points. I have also spoken many times about the example of “‘sand retreat and people enter’ desert into oasis'”.
Zhao Lijian said that the use of social media by diplomats is not to spread lies. He advised senior US officials to immediately stop malicious slander and publicity about China’s environmental problems, and to do less name calling and more practical things.
Another reporter asked questions: Recently, senior US officials have continually criticized China’s environmental protection policies and practices. However, the new book “Poisoning the Pacific” published by British journalist Mitchell recently revealed serious pollution caused by the US military in the Pacific. The book mentions that the United States military has caused severe pollution in the Pacific Islands for decades. Sources of contamination include chemical weapons such as radioactive waste, nerve agents, and orange defoliants. What opinions do the Chinese have on this issue?
“I noticed relevant reports. A case reported in the book showed that an American soldier in Guam had skin inflammation after executing an order to spray orange defoliant. Later, she suffered from Parkinson’s syndrome and ischemic heart disease. My daughter also suffers cancer, “said Zhao Lijian, his experience is comprehensive. The plight of the people of the Pacific island countries who have been poisoned by the pollution caused by the US military also makes people feel angry. The vast Pacific Ocean should become a blessed place for the healthy lives of people in this area, and it should not become a poison testing site and waste dump for the United States military.
“However, the sadness does not stop in the Pacific? The United States has shirked its environmental responsibilities and damaged the world’s ecological environment. The United States has not yet ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity, it has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol. , has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement and has denied itself Linking quantitative emission reduction tasks; not ratifying the Basel Convention, establishing barriers to global plastic waste and other governance processes, transferring a large amount of waste to developing countries and causing great damage to the local and global environment, “said Zhao Lijian. Furthermore, as the only country in the world with chemical weapons arsenals, the United States has repeatedly delayed the destruction of chemical weapons and has passively fulfilled its obligations, which has become the biggest obstacle to the establishment of a “chemical weapons free world. “. The United States should give an explanation to the international community! (Finish)
