BEIJING, July 11 – China firmly opposes the continued spread of ungrounded false information by the United States about Russia’s so-called “defense industrial base fueled by China,” foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday.
Lin’s remarks came after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s accusation at the 2024 NATO Public Forum.
“We express strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the erroneous remarks made by the U.S. side,” Lin told a daily press briefing.
China also warned NATO against “provoking confrontation” over its ties with Russia, after the alliance accused it of playing a key role in helping Moscow’s assault on Ukraine.
NATO leaders said in a declaration from their summit in Washington on Wednesday that China had “become a decisive enabler of Russia’s war against Ukraine”.
In response, a spokesperson for Beijing’s mission to the European Union said: “NATO should stop hyping up the so-called China threat and provoking confrontation and rivalry, and do more to contribute to world peace and stability.”
“It is known to all that China is not the creator (of) the Ukraine crisis. China’s position on Ukraine is open and aboveboard,“ they added.
