Beijing: Criticizing the upcoming first individual Quad summit to be hosted by US President Joe Biden, China said on Tuesday that forming factions targeting other countries “will not be popular” and has “no future”.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said cooperation between the countries “should not target any third party or harm their interests”.
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“China believes that any regional cooperation framework should go with the trend of the times and be conducive to mutual trust and cooperation among regional countries. It should not target any third party or their interests. should not be harmed,” Legion said.
“Creating special groups to target other countries is not in line with the country’s aspirations, will not be popular and will have no future,” he said.
Lijian stressed that “China is not only the engine of economic growth in the Asia Pacific, but it is also the main force defending peace”.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman further said that his country’s growth is an increase in “forces for peace” in the world and “good news” for the region.
He said, “Relevant countries should abandon the old Cold War mentality and narrow-minded geopolitical rivalry concept and rightly look at the aspirations of the people in the region and do more for regional solidarity and cooperation.” ,” They said.
The US President will host the first in-person Quad Summit on September 24 in Washington.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will attend the summit amid China’s aggressive behavior in the resource-rich South China Sea.
Sending a subtle message to China, the US President who hosted the first summit of the Quad leaders in virtual format earlier this year vowed to strive for an Indo-Pacific region that is free, open, inclusive, anchored by democracy. Unrestricted by values and coercion.
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