2021年12月20日外交部发言人赵立坚
主持例行记者会
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's
Regular Press Conference on December 20, 2021
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总台央视记者：17日，美国奥委会首席执行官赫希兰德称，美将派出约230名运动员参加北京冬奥会，65名运动员参加北京冬残奥会。美国奥委会将在赛前为美运动员提供充分防疫信息，介绍中国法律法规和国际奥运会规则，对美运动员在华安全保障计划充满信心。中方对此有何评论？
CCTV: The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chief executive Sarah Hirshland said on December 17 that the United States will send about 230 athletes to the Olympics and another 65 to the Paralympic Games in Beijing. She said the USOPC’s pre-Games briefing for athletes will include ample information on COVID-19 as well as Chinese laws and regulations and the rules of the IOC. The USOPC has “a very high degree of confidence in the safety and security plans” for US Olympians in China. Do you have any comment on that?
赵立坚：随着北京冬奥会日益临近，全世界冰雪运动健儿都在热切期盼盛会启幕。中方欢迎包括美国在内的各国运动员来华参加北京冬奥会，将保证所有运动员的安全便利，帮助每一位奥运健儿成就奥运梦想。我们也祝愿他们能够超越自我，取得好成绩。
Zhao Lijian: With the fast-approaching Beijing Winter Olympic Games, winter sports athletes are looking forward with eager excitement to the grand event. Athletes from all around the world are welcome to compete in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, including those from the US. The Chinese side will ensure the safety and convenience of all athletes and provide support to each and every oneof them in the pursuit of their Olympic dream. We hope that they will be able to excel themselves with their best performance.
近期，国际社会支持北京冬奥会、反对体育政治化的声音一浪高过一浪。12月2日，第76届联大协商一致通过北京冬奥会奥林匹克休战决议，有173个会员国共提该决议。12月11日，国际奥委会第10届奥林匹克峰会宣言再次发出了国际体育界支持北京冬奥会、反对体育政治化的共同呼声。二十国集团、中非合作论坛、中国—拉共体论坛、上海合作组织等多边机制也发出支持北京冬奥会的强音。联合国秘书长古特雷斯、俄罗斯总统普京等政要已确认来华出席北京冬奥会。法国总统马克龙等明确表示反对将体育运动政治化。韩国、越南、老挝、柬埔寨、巴基斯坦、斯里兰卡等多国政府官员也指出，奥运会不是搞意识形态对抗的地方，而是帮助国与国之间建立更紧密友谊与合作的平台。相信北京冬奥会将为世界各地体育爱好者献上一场壮观而多彩的盛会。韩国、法国、芬兰、保加利亚、希腊、意大利、荷兰、西班牙、白俄罗斯、阿根廷、委内瑞拉、古巴等许多国家奥委会官员都表示，期待北京冬奥会取得圆满成功。
There has been a growing chorus from the international community of supporting the Beijing Winter Olympics and rejecting politicizing sports recently. On December 2, the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensusthe resolution on Olympic Truce for the Beijing Winter Games that was co-sponsored by 173 countries. On December 11, the 10th Olympic Summit held by the IOC again voiced the call from the international sports community for supporting the Beijing Winter Olympics and opposing the politicization of sports. Multilateral mechanisms including the G20, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the China-CELAC Forum and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have expressed firm support to the Beijing Winter Olympics. Dignitaries including UN Secretary-General Guterres and Russian President Putin have confirmed that they will attend the event in Beijing. French President Macron and others explicitly expressed the opposition to politicizing sports. Government officials from countries including the ROK, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka pointed out that the Olympic Games is not a place for ideological confrontation, but a platform for closer friendship and cooperation between countries, and said they believe that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be a spectacular and splendid gathering for sports lovers all over the world. Officials of national Olympic committees in many countries, including the ROK, France, Finland, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Belarus, Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba all said they are looking forward to a successful Winter Olympics in Beijing.
全球践行奥林匹克精神的国家和人民正以实际行动证明，举办一届简约、安全、精彩的北京冬奥会是人心所向。个别国家利用北京冬奥会搞政治作秀和政治操弄的做法注定不会得逞。
All the countries and people following the Olympic spirit have confirmed with their real actions that to hold a streamlined, safe and splendid Winter Olympics in Beijing is the shared aspiration of all. Certain countries’ moves to use the event for political stunt and manipulation are doomed to fail.
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湖北广播电视台记者：据报道，17日，立陶宛农业部官员称，立中贸易争端可能使立损失巨大。立的遭遇警示其他欧盟国家，如坚持捍卫自身利益和价值观、不照中国政府规矩办事，就会招致此类后果。立制造商将首度参加台北国际食品展。如明年疫情趋缓，立农业部长纳维茨卡斯可能率企业团组访台。中方对此有何评论？
Hubei Media Group: According to reports, on December 17, an official of Lithuania’s Ministry of Agriculture said that the trade dispute with China may cause Lithuania huge losses. What happened to Lithuania is a warning for other European countries that if they stand by their interests and values and refuse to follow the Chinese government’s rules, similar consequences will follow. Lithuanian manufacturers will attend the Food Taipei exhibition for the first time. If the COVID-19 situation eases next year, Lithuania’s Agriculture Minister Kstutis Navickas may lead a business delegation to Taiwan. Do you have any comment?
赵立坚：立陶宛在国际上公然制造“一中一台”，彻底背离立方在中立两国建交公报中所作政治承诺，完全违背了一个中国原则这一国际关系基本准则和国际社会普遍共识，必然遭到唾弃和反对。如果要说规矩，首先国家主权和领土完整不容侵犯是公理和正义。立陶宛背信弃义，站在公理和正义的对立面，绝不会有好下场。立陶宛某些人、某些势力执意同“台独”分裂分子沆瀣一气，一条道走到黑，终将被扫进历史的垃圾堆。
Zhao Lijian: Lithuania openly created the false impression of “one China, one Taiwan” in the world, renounced the political commitment it made in the communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Lithuania, and violated the one-China principle, a basic norm governing international relations and consensus of the international community. The move is bound to be disdained and rejected. Speaking of rules, it is right and just that national sovereignty and territorial integrity shall be inviolable. Lithuania broke faith and stood on the opposite side of what is right and just. Nothing good will come out of this. If certain people or forces in Lithuania insist on colluding with “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and going further down the dark path, they will eventually end up in the trashcan of history.
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澳亚卫视记者：17日，美国前总统特朗普接受福克斯新闻台采访时称，中国毁了整个世界，应为新冠肺炎疫情赔偿60万亿美元。特朗普还称中国在经济上剥削美国多年，中方对此有何评论？
MASTV: In an interview with Fox News on December 17, former US President Trump said that China owes $60 trillion in reparations for COVID-19 damages to the whole world. He also claimed that China has “economically been ripping us off for many years”. Do you have any comment?
赵立坚：特朗普在任期间，美国累计新冠肺炎确诊病例超过2400万，死亡病例超过41万。无论那些虚伪政客如何甩锅推责、转移视线，都改变不了他们无视民众生命健康，防控不力的事实。特朗普反复推责，只会不断提醒世人，究竟谁才是美国疫情惨状的第一责任人。
Zhao Lijian: The US registered more than 24 million COVID-19 cases and over 410,000 deaths from COVID-19 during Trump’s tenure of office. No matter how hard some hypocritical politicians try to divert attention and shift blame, they will not change the fact about their disregard for people’s life and health and botched epidemic response. Trump’srepeated scapegoating will only remind people who should be the first to blame for all these miseries.
所谓“中国剥削美国”完全是无稽之谈。自建交以来，中美合作为两国人民都带来了巨大利益。中美经贸关系的本质是互利共赢。事实上，美国无理打压中国企业，才是破坏市场经济原则和国际经贸规则的“剥削”行径。
The so-called allegation of China ripping off the US is just nonsense. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, cooperation between China and the US has brought enormous benefits to both peoples. The China-US economic and trade relations are mutually beneficial in nature. In fact, the US’ oppression of Chinese enterprises amounts to exploitation that undermines the market economy principles and international economic and trade rules.
塔斯社记者：日前，习近平主席在和普京总统举行视频会晤期间强调上合组织的重要性。明年1月1日起，中国代表将担任上合组织轮值秘书长。请问外交部如何评价上合组织这一国际机构的影响力和作用？
TASS: At the virtual meeting with President Putin the other day, President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). A Chinese representative will assume the rotating SCO Secretary-General from January 1 next year. How does the foreign ministry comment on the role and influence of this organization?
Zhao Lijian: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Over the course, the SCO has been following the Shanghai Spirit, deepened all-round cooperation and created a new model of cooperation among countries with different social systems and development paths for solidarity, coordination and mutual learning. It has played a vital role in safeguarding regional security and stability, promoting countries’ development and revitalization, and actively exploring waysto build a new type of international relations and a community with a shared future for mankind. It has thus become a key constructive force in regional and international affairs.
根据上合组织相关规定并经成员国元首理事会批准，自2022年1月1日起将由中方代表担任秘书长。中方将一如既往支持上合组织秘书长和秘书处工作，同各方一道，继续弘扬“上海精神”，深化政治、安全、经贸、人文等各领域合作，构建更加紧密的上合组织命运共同体，为促进地区乃至世界和平与发展贡献“上合力量”。
In line with SCO regulations and with the approval of the Council of Heads of State, a Chinese representative will assume the SCO Secretary-General from January 1, 2022. China will continue to support the work of the SCO Secretary-General and the Secretariat, and work with all parties to uphold the Shanghai Spirit, deepen cooperation in political, security, economic and trade and people-to-people areas, forge a closer SCO community with a shared future and make SCO’s contribution to peace and development in the region and even the whole world.
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中新社记者：据报道，17日，美总统国家安全事务助理沙利文出席美外交关系委员会活动时表示，美在台湾问题上立场明确，这一立场是美几十年来为维护台海和平稳定所坚持，并基于一个中国原则、“与台湾关系法”、美中三个联合公报。美对台和两岸关系政策的根本目的是确保美永远不需直接回答美是否会协防台湾的问题。美相信有办法可维持现状，而非单方面改变现状。中方对此有何评论？
China News Service: In response to a question on December 17, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the US position on Taiwan is clear because it is a position that the US has sustained to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait for decades. It is rooted in the one-China policy, the Taiwan Relations Act, the three communiqués. The whole purpose of American policy toward Taiwan and toward cross-Strait relations is fundamentally designed to ensure that the US never faces a circumstance in which it needs to directly answer the question of whether the US will come to Taiwan’s aid in case of potential attack. He added that “we believe there is a formula that works to maintain the status quo” and “to not have unilateral changes to the status quo”. Do you have any response to that?
赵立坚：我们注意到有关报道。中方在台湾问题上的立场是一贯的、明确的。这里我想强调三点：
Zhao Lijian: We have noted relevant reports. China’s position on the Taiwan question is consistent and clear-cut. Here I would like to stress the following three points.
第一，世界上只有一个中国，台湾是中国的一部分。这既是不容改变的历史和法理事实，也是不容挑战的现状。民进党当局拒绝承认体现一个中国原则的“九二共识”，不断挑动两岸对立，妄图“倚美谋独”。这才是改变现状，也是台海局势紧张的根源。美国一些势力顽固操弄“以台制华”助长了“台独”势力的嚣张气焰，加剧了台海紧张。
First, there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is part of China. This is not only a historical and legal fact that cannot be changed, but also a status quo that cannot be challenged. The DPP authorities refuse to recognize the 1992 Consensus that embodies the one-China principle, constantly provoke confrontation across the Taiwan Strait, and solicit US support for the purpose of seeking Taiwan independence. This is what changes the status quo and is also the source of tensions across the Taiwan Strait. Some forces in the US have obstinately manipulated the Taiwan question to contain China. They have emboldened the Taiwan independence forces and increased tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
第二，一个中国原则和中美三个联合公报是中美建交和中美关系稳定发展的政治基础。美国单方面炮制的“与台湾关系法”违背美方在中美三个联合公报中所作承诺，违反国际关系基本准则，将美国内法凌驾于国际义务之上，是非法、无效的。美方应该切实恪守的是一个中国原则和中美三个联合公报规定，而不是自己单方面炮制的什么东西。
Second, the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués are the political foundation for the establishment of diplomatic ties and the steady development of bilateral relations between China and the US. The Taiwan Relations Act unilaterally fabricated by the US runs counter to its commitments made in the three joint communiqués, violates basic norms governing international relations, and places US domestic law above international obligations. It is illegal, null and void. What the US should earnestly abide by is the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiqués, rather than something cooked up unilaterally by itself.
第三，中国实现完全统一是不可阻挡的历史潮流，不会因任何人、任何势力、任何国家而改变。我们敦促美方严肃对待中方立场和关切，在涉台问题上谨言慎行，停止美台军事联系，停止发展美台实质关系，停止向“台独”势力发出任何错误信号。
Third, China’s complete reunification is unstoppable. The historical trend will not be changed by anyone, any force or any country. We urge the US side to take seriously China’s position and concerns, be cautious in words and deeds on Taiwan-related issues, stop military contacts with Taiwan, stop developing ties with Taiwan in essence, and stop sending any wrong signal to the Taiwan independence forces.
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Zhao Lijian: I noted that press conference held by the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The experiences shared by the cotton farmers and enterprise employees in Xinjiang have debunked the outrageous lie of “forced labor” fabricated by the US. To serve the scheme of containing China with the Xinjiang issue, some US politicians have stopped at nothing to smear and slander Xinjiang. This is another example of the attempt, which will further reveal the true face of these people. Regardless of all the clamors of these US politicians, Xinjiang will only make faster progress in its prosperity and development.
说到“强迫劳动”，这顶帽子还是美国留着自己戴吧。美国至今约有50万名从事农业劳作的童工，有24万到32.5万名妇女和儿童遭到性奴役。过去5年，每年被贩卖到美国从事强迫劳动的人口多达10万。我们奉劝这些美国所谓的“民意代表”更多关心美国国内的事吧！他们应该做的是，管管那些在自己选区里遭受强迫劳动的童工，救救那些在自己选区里遭到性奴役的妇女和儿童，纪念一下那些在美国棉花种植园里因强迫劳动而死的黑人奴隶的冤魂。
Speaking of “forced labor”, this label fitsthe US better than anyone else. There are approximately 500,000 child farmworkers in the US. Roughly 240,000 to 325,000 women and children in the US are victims of sexual slavery. Up to 100,000 people were trafficked into the US for forced labor annually over the past five years. We advise these so-called “public representatives” to focus more on what’s happening at home. They should show some care for those children subjected to forced labor in their own constituencies, save the women and children victims of sexual slavery that they should serve, and hold in remembrance those African Americans who died from forced labor in cotton plantations.
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Zhao Lijian: I used to work in the Chinese embassy in Pakistan. Back then, many Afghan pine nuts were sold to Pakistan, where they gained great popularity among Pakistanis, Chinese and people from other countries. Afghan pine nuts are well-known for their quality. With an annual output of about 20,000 metric tons, the pine nuts can bring in US$800 million every year through export and create job opportunities for more than 100,000 local people. It is an important source of fiscal revenue for the country, and the only source of income for many Afghan farmers. But the landlocked location, inconvenient traffic and persisting wars have made a large volume of nuts unsalable every year.
小小的松子关乎成千上万阿富汗民众的生计。为了帮助阿富汗人民把手中的松子变成实实在在的收益，在中阿双方共同推动下，2018年中国开设从阿富汗直飞进口的“松子航线”，短短4个月即给当地创造1500万美元的收入。据统计，每年都有3000至5000吨松子直接运到中国，采摘松子的阿富汗民众和中国的消费者们都得到了实惠。“松子空中走廊”更成为中阿两国友好合作的重要纽带。
The small pine nuts bear on the livelihood of tens of thousands of Afghan people. To help Afghans enjoy the tangible profits from the pine nuts and thanks to the efforts from both sides, China opened a direct flight in 2018 dedicated to pine nuts imports, generating a revenue of US$15 million for the locals within just four months. According to statistics, 3,000 to 5,000 metric tons of pine nuts are directly shipped to China every year, delivering benefits to pine nut pickers in Afghanistan and consumers in China. The “air corridor of pine nuts” has indeed become an important bond of China-Afghanistan friendship and cooperation.
2021年8月，阿富汗局势发生根本性变化。美国对阿富汗实施金融管控，3900万阿富汗民众面临人道主义危机。作为阿富汗的友好近邻和真诚朋友，中国高度关注阿富汗民生状况，在提供人道主义援助之外，还以多种方式帮助阿富汗解决经济民生困难，提升自主发展能力。今年10月，应阿富汗临时政府请求，中方特事特办，第一时间更新包机飞行许可，再次打通中阿“松子空中走廊”。11月1日，首架松子包机搭载45吨松子顺利抵达上海。在进驻中国国际进口博览会后，12万瓶松子一亮相即被抢购一空。截至目前，已有1170吨松子搭乘26架包机来到中国，为阿富汗民众创收1亿多元人民币，约合1600多万美元。
Fundamental changes took place in Afghanistan in August 2021. The US imposesfinancial controls on the countryand the 39 million Afghan people are facing a humanitarian crisis. As Afghanistan’s friendly neighbor and sincere friend, China attaches great importance to theAfghan people’s livelihood. Apart from humanitarian assistance, China has worked in various ways to help Afghanistan overcome difficulties in the economy and livelihood, and improve its capability of independent development. In October this year, at the request of the interim Afghan government, China made special arrangements to update permissions for chartered flights and reopened the China-Afghanistan “air corridor of pine nuts”. On November 1, the first chartered flight carrying 45 metric tons of pinenuts landed in Shanghai. Once put on display at the China International Import Expo, the 120,000 cans of pine nuts were sold out within minutes. So far, 1,170 metric tons of pinenuts have reached China on 26 chartered fights, generating more than 100 million RMB or more than US$16 million for the Afghan people.
下一步，中方将在中阿经济重建工作层联络机制框架下加强同阿方的对接联系，推动藏红花等阿富汗特色农产品输华，以实实在在的行动，为帮助阿富汗经济重建发挥更大作用。
Going forward, China will strengthen contact and communication with Afghanistan under theliaison mechanism and framework at the working level for economic reconstruction. We will promote the export of agricultural specialties including saffrons to China, and take concrete actions to play an even bigger role in helping Afghanistan in economic reconstruction.
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Zhao Lijian: China has always been advancing ecological endeavors and climate governance with concrete actions, actively taking on international responsibilities commensurate with its national conditions and stepping up its climate action. Since September last year, having over-fulfilled the climate action goals of 2020 ahead of schedule, China announced the objective and vision of carbon peakingand carbon neutrality, set new goals of Nationally Determined Contributions, and introduced a series of policy measures including on domestic coal plants, coal consumption and no new coal-fired power projects abroad. To this end, China will undertake extensive and profound socioeconomic transformations, which require strenuous efforts. China’s firm determination and practical actions to address climate change have won recognition and acclaim from the international community.
不久前闭幕的《联合国气候变化框架公约》第26次缔约方大会（COP26）取得积极成果，重申《巴黎协定》目标、原则和基本制度框架，特别是共同但有区别的责任原则，完成《巴黎协定》实施细则遗留问题谈判，为协定全面有效实施奠定了基础。中方想强调的是，COP26达成的字字句句，是国际社会从规则谈判迈向行动落实的“动员令”，而非发达国家逃离自身义务和甩锅的“免责单”。后格拉斯哥时代的谈判焦点，仍然是敦促发达国家正视历史责任，率先大幅提高减排力度，在资金、技术、能力建设等方面回应发展中国家核心关切。
The recent 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has produced positive outcomes. It reaffirmed the goals, objectives and basic framework of the Paris Agreement, especially the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, and completed the negotiations on the outstanding issues of implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement, which has laid the foundation for the full and effective implementation of the Agreement. We want to stress that what was concluded at COP26 is a “mobilization order” for the international community to move from negotiating the rules to implementing the actions. It is not an “immunity license” for developed countries to shirk responsibilities and shifting blames. The focus of negotiations after the Glasgow meeting remains the same, that is, to urge developed countries to face up to historical responsibilities, take the lead in significantlyincreasing their ambitions to reduce emissions, and responding to the core concerns of developing countries about financial, technological and capacity building, among other areas.
美国作为最大温室气体累计排放国、最高人均温室气体排放国、当前主要排放大国，在回归《巴黎协定》后，应反思己过，弥补旧账，用切实行动重获国际社会信任。中方欢迎美方加入应对气候变化“行动派”队伍，但也会和各国一道对美方听其言、观其行。美方再想继续空喊口号，恐怕没那么容易蒙混过关。
The US has the largest cumulative greenhouse gas emissions and the largest cumulative historical emissions per capita. It is still a major emitter today. Following the return to the Paris Agreement, the US should reflect on its mistakes, make up for the past and regain trust from the international community with concrete actions. China welcomes the US back to the team that addresses climate change with actions. In the meantime, we will follow closely what the US says and does together with other countries. The US may find it hard to muddle through simply by shouting slogans.
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Zhao Lijian: With the concerted efforts of all sides, the seventh round of negotiations on the resumption of compliance with the JCPOA has made positive progress. All parties agreed to advance negotiations on the basis of previous talks, had an in-depth exchange of views on issues relating to lifting sanctions, and came up with new document drafts on issues in the nuclear sector. It was also decided that the next round of talks will be held before the end of this year.
当前，伊核局势处在关键十字路口。中方肯定各方在本轮谈判中展现的严肃认真态度，欢迎伊方与国际原子能机构就核设施监控达成共识。我们希望各方坚持对话协商的正确方向，努力维护谈判进程，聚焦未决问题，并营造必要的谈判氛围，共同推动谈判早日取得成果。作为当前伊核危机的始作俑者，美方理应纠正错误的对伊政策，解除对伊所有相关制裁及对第三方的“长臂管辖”，伊方则在此基础上恢复全面履约。
The Iranian nuclear issue is now at a critical crossroads. China recognizes the serious attitude shown by all parties in this round of talks and welcomes the consensus reached between Iran and the IAEA on monitoring nuclear facilities. We hope all sides will adhere to the correct direction of dialogue and consultation, strive to preserve the negotiating progress, focus on unresolved issues, foster necessary atmosphere for talks and work for early results. As the culprit for the current Iranian nuclear crisis, the US should correct its wrong Iran policy and lift all relevant sanctions on Iran as well as “long-arm jurisdiction” on third parties. On this basis, Iran should resume full compliance.
中方始终建设性参与伊核谈判，与美、伊及其他各方保持密切沟通协调，并为推进谈判作出了积极努力。中方将坚定不移维护伊核问题的政治外交解决进程，继续建设性参与后续谈判，与各方一道推动谈判尽早取得成效，同时坚定地维护自身合法权益。
China has all along taken a constructive part in the Iranian nuclear talks. We maintain close communication and coordination with the US, Iran and other sides and have made active efforts to advance the negotiation. We will firmly uphold the political and diplomatic settlement process, continue to constructively participate in follow-up talks, and work with all sides for early results. In the meantime, we will firmly defend our own legitimate rights and interests.
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Zhao Lijian: With the care and support of people from various sectors in China and abroad, the annual “Love Knows No Borders” International Charity Sale has been held for 13 consecutive years. Observing COVID-19 protocols, this year’s sale was held online and offline like last year’s.
12月18日上午，2021年第十三届“大爱无国界——乡村振兴，健康先行”国际义卖活动开幕式在北京成功举行。国务委员兼外长王毅和夫人钱韦，外交部党委书记齐玉、副部长乐玉成等外交部领导，外国驻华使馆、国际组织驻华机构、爱心企业代表以线上线下结合方式出席。
On the morning of December 18, the opening ceremony of the 13th “Love Knows No Borders - Rural Revitalization, Health Care First” International Charity Sale was successfully held in Beijing. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Madame Qian Wei, Party Secretary of the CPC Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Qi Yu, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng and other officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with representatives of foreign embassies, offices of international organizations in China and relevant companies, attended the ceremony online and offline.
开幕式结束后，云义卖正式启动。网友可以通过天猫平台“帮一把消费帮扶旗舰店”网页购买义卖商品。云义卖将持续至12月25日。当晚8时还举办云义卖直播带货活动。外国驻华使节、国际组织驻华机构代表、外交部定点帮扶县、合作支持县代表等走进央视新闻客户端和淘宝“央视新闻”直播间，与央视主播共同推介本国文化和义卖货品。当天，600多万爱心人士关注“大爱无国界”义卖活动。
After the opening ceremony, the “Cloud Charity Sale” event was officially launched, which is scheduled to last until December 25 on a special webpage “Offering Assistance through Consuming Products of Poverty Alleviation Flagship Store” of China’s e-commerce platform Tmall. At eight o’clock in the evening, some foreign diplomatic envoys and representatives of international organizations in China, as well as representatives of the counties with which the Ministry of Foreign Affairspairs up for poverty alleviation or has supportive and cooperative relations, promoted their own culture and recommended charity goods with hosts on the CCTV News App and the live streaming booth of “CCTV News” on Taobao. More than six million people tuned in for the charity sale on the opening day.
今年的义卖活动还首次拍摄制作“我和我的大爱”系列短视频，邀请20多位驻华使节和夫人面对镜头讲述参与“大爱无国界”的动人故事，受到普遍欢迎和点赞。
This year’s charity sale also saw a series of short videos entitled “Me and the Charity Sale” being filmed and produced for the first time. More than 20 diplomatic envoys and their wives were invited to recount moving stories about the charity salein the short videos. The videos were widely welcomed and given “thumbs-up”.
本次活动善款将用于资助云南省金平、麻栗坡县改善当地医疗条件。我们衷心感谢社会各界爱心人士对外交部“大爱无国界”国际义卖活动的大力支持和积极参与，欢迎大家继续关注后续活动。
The proceeds of this year’s charity sale will be used for upgrading the medical facilities in Jinping County and Malipo County of Yunnan Province. We are truly grateful to the kind-hearted people from all walks of life for their active participation and strong support for “Love Knows No Borders” International Charity Sale initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and welcome your continued attention to follow-up activities.
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Zhao Lijian: The white paper titled “Hong Kong: Democratic Progress Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems” is an important document released at a critical moment in Hong Kong’s democratic progress. It will prove a good read for any one that cares about Hong Kong and democracy. An official from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council has already answered relevant questions from the press.
香港回归祖国以来，中国中央政府坚决贯彻落实“一国两制”方针和基本法，支持香港特区依法有序发展民主。香港居民享有的民主权利前所未有。香港特区民主发展取得的全方位重大成就有目共睹。就在昨天，香港特区第七届立法会选举依法、顺利、有序举行。这是香港落实“爱国者治港”原则，发展优质民主、有效选贤举能、推动良政善治一次最新的成功实践。事实充分说明，中国共产党和中国政府是香港特区民主制度的设计者、创立者、维护者和推进者。
Since Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, the Central Government of China has firmly implemented the principle of One Country, Two Systems and the Basic Law, and supported the HKSAR in developing democracy in an orderly manner in accordance with law. Hong Kong residents enjoy unprecedented democratic rights and the SAR’s all-round democratic progress has been witnessed by all. Just yesterday, the election for the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of the HKSAR was held in a smooth and orderly fashion in accordance with law. It was the latest successful practice of Hong Kong implementing the principle of “patriots administering Hong Kong” and developing sound democracy, applying meritocracy and advancing good governance. The facts have fully proven that the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government designed, created, safeguarded and advanced Hong Kong’s system of democracy.
众所周知，香港在150多年的英国殖民统治下没有民主可言，香港回归祖国后才开启了民主纪元。近年来，一些外部势力极力怂恿支持反中乱港势力冲击特区宪制秩序，歪曲民主内涵，阻挠香港民主进程，对香港特区民主发展造成严重伤害。中央政府果断采取一系列标本兼治、拨乱反正的重大举措，推动香港特区民主发展重回正轨。我们坚信，在“一国两制”下，香港的民主道路将越走越宽广，民主发展的前景将更加光明。
As is known to all, the over 150-year-long British colonial rule did not bring any genuine democracy to Hong Kong. It is only after Hong Kong’s return to the motherland that the epoch of democracy was ushered in. Over recent years, external forces spared no effort to instigate and support attacks on the SAR’s constitutional order by anti-China disrupting forces in Hong Kong. They distorted the connotations of democracy, thwarted Hong Kong’s democratic progress, and caused serious setbacks to the development of Hong Kong’s democracy. The Central Government took a host of decisive measures to address both the symptoms and the root causes and steered the SAR’s democratic development back onto the right track. We are convinced that under the framework of One Country, Two Systems, the path of democracy in Hong Kong will be wider, leading to brighter prospects.
我想强调，香港是中国的香港。香港特区的民主怎么发展纯属中国内政。香港的民主制度好不好，要由包括香港同胞在内的全体中国人民说了算。中国中央政府坚定不移全面准确贯彻“一国两制”方针，坚定不移支持香港特区发展符合其宪制地位和实际情况的民主制度。任何打着民主旗号干涉中国内政、企图搞乱香港的图谋都不会得逞。
I’d like to stress that Hong Kong is part of China. How to develop democracy in the SAR is purely China’s domestic affair. Whether Hong Kong’s democratic system is good or not should be judged by the Chinese people, including Hong Kong compatriots. The Central Government is committed to fully and faithfully implementing the principle of One Country, Two Systems and to supporting Hong Kong in developing a democratic system that conforms to its constitutional status and realities on the ground. Attempts to interfere in China’s domestic affairs and mess up Hong Kong are all doomed to failure.
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Zhao Lijian: The election for the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of the HKSAR was successfully held on December 19. This election is a successful practice to comprehensively implement the new electoral system in Hong Kong, which is broadly representative and politically inclusive, and ensures balanced participation and fair competition. It has a far-reaching significance to developing democracy suited to Hong Kong’s realities, shaping a new structure for good governance in Hong Kong, and promoting the steady and sustained implementation of One Country, Two Systems.
香港是中国的香港。香港特区的选举制度如何设计、如何完善、如何运行完全是中国内政，任何外国无权干涉。香港的选举制度好不好，要看是否符合香港实际、是否有利于香港的长期繁荣稳定和长治久安。香港特区立法会选举是不是成功，要看选举过程是否依法、公正、有序，选举结果是否有利于香港的整体利益和长远发展。
Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong. How Hong Kong’s electoral system is designed, improved and operated is purely China’s internal affair, which allows no foreign interference. Whether Hong Kong’s electoral system is good or not should be judged by whether it suits Hong Kong’s realities and whether it serves Hong Kong’s long-term security, stability and prosperity. Whether the LegCo election is successful or not should be judged by whether the electoral process is legal, fair and orderly, and whether the result benefits Hong Kong’s overall interest and long-term development.
国际上总有一些人处心积虑攻击香港选举制度、抹黑特区立法会选举。他们关心香港民主是假，打着“民主”的幌子插手香港政治、干涉中国内政、阻挠中国发展是真。他们不是民主课堂里的“优等生”，更没有资格充当“教师爷”。他们最应该做的是，拿镜子好好照照自己国内抗疫失败、政治极化、种族歧视等问题，先做好自己的家庭作业。
There are always some people in the world that deliberately attack Hong Kong’s electoral system and smear the LegCo election. In the name of caring about Hong Kong’s democracy, they are meddling in Hong Kong’s politics, interfering in China’s internal affairs and obstructing China’s development. If countries form a class, the US is by no means a “straight-A student” in the “democracy course”, still less is it in a position to be a “lecturer”. What it needs to do the most is reflect on its botched COVID-19 response, political polarization and racial discrimination, and set its own house in order first.
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Zhao Lijian: All sectors in Hong Kong believe that the turnout for geographical constituencies in this election is within the normal and reasonable range. Here are some facts. More than 1.35 million voters cast their ballots. The Election Committee constituency elected 40 members with turnout at 98.48 percent. The functional constituencies elected 30 members with average turnout at 32.22 percent. The geographical constituencies elected 20 members with turnout at 30.2 percent. Voters in Hong Kong have fought back against the smears and slanders targeting the legitimacy of the new electoral system with their actions. There are several reasons for the lower voter turnout in the geographical constituencies this year, including the impact of the pandemic and the interference and sabotage by anti-China, destabilizing forces and external forces. This also proves the importance and necessity of enacting the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and improving the electoral system in the HKSAR.
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Zhao Lijian: China has made its position clear on the AUKUS nuclear submarine cooperation on multiple occasions.
中方认为，美英澳宣布在三方安全伙伴关系框架下开展核潜艇合作，构成严重核扩散风险，违反《不扩散核武器条约》的目的和宗旨，已引发越来越多国家警惕和抵制。然而，美英澳无视国际社会关切，执意推进核潜艇合作。这再次凸显了他们在防扩散问题上采用“合则用、不合则弃”的双重标准。他们自诩的防扩散领域“长期领导者地位”更是显得虚伪至极。
China believes that the nuclear submarine cooperation between the US, the UK and Australia under the framework of the trilateral security partnership poses serious risks of nuclear proliferation and violates the object and purpose of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). An increasing number of countries are vigilant about and reject this. However, the US, the UK and Australia insisted on advancing nuclear submarine cooperation in disregard of international concerns, which again accentuates their double standards on non-proliferation issues, and makes their self-claimed “longstanding leadership in global non-proliferation” even more hypocritical.
国际原子能机构11月理事会将三国核潜艇合作相关问题列入会议正式议程并进行了讨论，反映了广大机构理事会成员国对此事的严重关切。机构现行保障监督体系无法对核潜艇动力堆实施有效监管。因此无法确保澳不将这些核材料转用于制造核武器。美英澳明知如此，却执意要与机构协商所谓的防扩散安排。这分明是想拉机构为三国合作背书。美英澳应停止玩弄欺世盗名的把戏。
The Board of Governors Meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in November added issues related to the trilateral nuclear submarine cooperation to the meeting’s official agenda and had discussions on them, which reflects the board members’ grave concerns about this issue. There is nothing in the IAEA safeguards mechanism that can effectively monitor the power reactors of nuclear submarines. Therefore, there is no way to ensure that Australia won’t use these nuclear materials for building nuclear weapons. The three countries, however, are knowingly bent on having consultation with the IAEA on non-proliferation arrangements, which is a blatant attempt to seek IAEA’S endorsement for the trilateral cooperation. The three countries should stop such trick of deception.
中方已明确指出，美英澳核潜艇合作保障监督问题事关《不扩散核武器条约》的完整性和有效性，涉及国际原子能机构所有成员国利益，应由机构所有成员国共同讨论。中方已建议机构成立所有成员国均可参加的特别委员会，专题讨论相关政治、法律和技术问题，寻求各方均可接受的解决办法。在各方就此达成共识之前，美英澳不得推进相关合作，机构秘书处也不得擅自与三国商讨所谓的核潜艇合作保障监督安排。
China has made it clear that the safeguards issue regarding the AUKUS nuclear submarine cooperation bears on the integrity and efficacy of the NPT and concerns the interests of all IAEA member states. As such, it should be jointly discussed by all member states. China has suggested that the IAEA launch a special committee open to all member states to focus on discussing the political, legal and technical issues concerned to properly seek a solution acceptable to all parties. The US, the UK and Australia should not proceed with relevant cooperation, and the IAEA Secretariat should not have consultation with the three countries on the so-called safeguards arrangement for their nuclear submarine cooperation until consensus is reached by all parties.
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Zhao Lijian: I would refer you to competent authorities.
官方发布中国外交政策
权威阐释中国立场态度
