Senior Chinese official warns US against interfering in Beijing’s domestic affairs

World February 06, 2021, 14:53

According to Yang Jiechi, Beijing will continue to firmly safeguard the country’s sovereignty and security

BEIJING, February 6. /TASS/. Beijing won’t tolerate interference in its domestic affairs and will take measures to safeguard its sovereignty, member of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee Yang Jiechi said in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Yang Jiechi urged the US to abide by the agreements reached by the two countries. He pointed out that all issues related to Hong Kong, the Xinjiang autonomous region and Tibet were China’s domestic affairs and no country had the right to interfere in them.

According to the senior Chinese official, Beijing will continue to firmly safeguard the country’s sovereignty and security, as well as its development interests.

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