Beijing-Sana
BEIJING - The United States cannot "surely" compare itself to China on an ethical level, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
In response to recent remarks by US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell that China and the United States cannot make an ethical comparison, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a news conference: It promotes development and adherence to ethical principles in the international community. It works to build a society and a common destiny for mankind with various countries in the world while the United States is making turmoil in the world.
"The United States has renounced its responsibilities and obligations since 2017, withdrawing from UNESCO, the UN Human Rights Council, the Paris climate agreement, the nuclear agreement with Iran, the medium- and short-range missiles treaty and others," he said. It is dangerous and is not a signatory to important human rights conventions. "
Geng noted Washington's repeated provocations, particularly in the South China Sea, and said the United States was sending military planes to other countries under the pretext of free shipping in the South China Sea but had not acceded to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The spokesman said that the United States has long refrained from paying the dues of the membership of the United Nations, estimated at one billion and 55 million dollars, which plunged the United Nations in a financial crisis.
Relations between China and the US have recently been strained by Washington's interference in Hong Kong, as well as by US President Donald Trump's trade war with China and imposing duties on Chinese imports and goods, in a desperate attempt to pressure Beijing to make illegal trade concessions, which China responded with measures. Similar within its natural right of reply.