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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) — China has always supported Latin American and Caribbean countries, including Panama, in upholding independence and self-reliance and opposing hegemonism, bullying and external interference, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a briefing on Monday.
The diplomat made the statement while commenting on reports that the US Embassy in Panama announced future cooperation between the United States and Panama in installing seven new telecommunications towers using American technology to replace the previously installed equipment of the Chinese company Huawei. At the same time, Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino called on the US Embassy to refrain from making public statements regarding decisions made exclusively by the Panamanian government.
As Guo Jiakun noted, the United States has long carried out surveillance and cyber attacks in Latin American and Caribbean countries, which has had a negative impact on the Western Hemisphere and made North and South American countries feel insecure.
The official representative stressed that in developing friendly cooperation with Latin American and Caribbean countries, China always adheres to the principles of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit, openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation. “China never seeks spheres of influence, does not engage in geopolitical rivalry, and certainly does not force other countries to take one side or another,” Guo Jiakun said.
Noting that the Latin American and Caribbean region is not anyone’s backyard, the Chinese diplomat called on the United States to stop politicizing economic, trade and scientific and technological issues, interfering in other countries’ internal affairs, undermining their sovereignty and independence, forcing other countries to choose sides and restricting their cooperation with China, and instead focus on promoting peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region. –0–