China denounces the chronic disease of racism in the United States, Iran meddles too

also on Monday, Iran has called on the United States to "stop the violence" against their own people after the death of George Floyd.

China has denounced Monday the "chronic disease" of racism in the United States, following the death of George Floyd, at the origin of the protests sometimes violent in the country as a whole.

The unrest in several american cities are the sign of "the seriousness of the problem of racism and police violence in the United States," said to the press the spokesman of the chinese ministry of foreign Affairs, Zhao Lijian.

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also on Monday, Iran has called on the United States to "stop the violence" against their own people after the death of George Floyd. "The american people : the world has heard your cry on the state of oppression. The world is at your sides," said the spokesman of the ministry of foreign affairs of iran Abbas Mousavi during a press conference in Tehran. "And to the officials and to the police in the us: stop the violence against your people and let it breathe", he told reporters in English.

"cold war Mentality"

The spokesperson of the chinese ministry of foreign Affairs has made the connection between the violence in the United States and those that have occurred in the last year the semi-autonomous region chinese of Hong Kong, in response to the influence from Beijing in the former british colony.

According to him, the U.s. response to protests against police violence on their soil is "a textbook case of two weight - two measures of world-renowned". "Why does the United States treat it as a hero to the supporters of the violence and the alleged independence of Hong Kong, while calling those who speak out against the racism of 'rioters' ?", he said.

In addition, China promised on Monday a "counter-attack" in the United States after the announcements of the u.s. president Donald Trump, who wants to limit the entrance of chinese nationals on its territory and to impose trade sanctions in Hong Kong.

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This is the first reaction of Beijing since the measures announced Friday by the tenant of the white House. It occurs in a context of high tensions in bilateral around the Covid-19, the situation of the muslim uighurs in the north-west of China and of bilateral trade.

In a statement the firm tone, Donald Trump had announced that the United States were suspending the entry of chinese nationals with a "risk" potential for the security of the country.

The billionaire republican has also asked his administration to put an end to the preferential trade measures granted to Hong Kong, to denounce a controversial law on the national security imposed by Beijing in its autonomous territory. Donald Trump has also asked its staff to investigate the chinese companies listed in the United States.

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"Any language or action that is detrimental to the interests of China will be met with a firm counter-attack," said Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for the chinese ministry of foreign Affairs. "China urges the United States to immediately correct these errors and to abandon their cold war mentality", he stressed at a regular press conference.

Date Of Update: 03 June 2020, 21:58