US doing disgusting things to create rifts between China, neighbors: Beijing mission in Myanmar

Beijing’s embassy in Myanmar says the United States is resorting to “disgusting” actions aimed at containing China by tarnishing its image and driving a wedge between the country and its neighbors over the disputed S

The Chinese mission in Yangon said in a statement on Sunday that Washington was “outrageously smearing” China by falsely claiming that Beijing was undermining the sovereignty of its Southeast Asian neighbors.

The US agencies abroad, it said, were doing “disgusting things” to contain China and had showed a “selfish, hypocritical, contemptible, and ugly face” in the anti-Beijing campaign.

According to Press TV, the Chinese mission was responding to a statement on Saturday by the US embassy in Yangon, which claimed China’s actions in the South China Sea and Hong Kong were part of a “larger pattern to undermine the sovereignty of its neighbors.”

The US statement also likened China’s actions in the South China Sea and Hong Kong to large-scale Chinese investment projects in Myanmar, which are criticized by Washington.

China, however, said the US accusations were indicative of Washington’s “sour grapes” towards “flourishing China-Myanmar relations” and were “another farce on a global tour by the US authorities to shift the attention on domestic problems and seek selfish political gains.”

“The US should first look in the mirror to see whether it still looks like a major country now,” it added.

China and the US have been engaged in a new war of words in recent weeks over the South China Sea — most of which is claimed by Beijing — and the developments in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, where the mainland has recently introduced a new national security law.

On Hong Kong, Washington has openly voiced support for opponents of the law, who claim it would undermine the city’s autonomy and the “one country, two systems” principle.

China has rejected the American stance as interference in its domestic affairs.

Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would end the preferential economic treatment of Hong Kong as well as a law requiring sanctions over Beijing’s handling of Hong Kong.

This prompted China to promise retaliatory sanctions on US individuals and entities.

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