Chinese Ambassador Rejects US Report on Espionage Case
Li Zhaoxing, Chinese ambassador to the United States, said on May 25 that the purpose of the US congressional report about so-called China's "theft" of nuclear secrets is to slander China and derail the bilateral relations which are important to the peoples of China and the United States.
"The allegations are sheer fabrications out of ulterior political motives," Li said in a CNN interview.
"China does not have any policy of stealing high-tech or anything from other countries. China has not stolen anything from the United States in the field of technology," Li stressed.
China, he said, is the country which abides by the spirit of the United Nations Charter and the norms governing international relations.
Some Americans are trying to insult the wisdom and creativeness of the Chinese scientists and engineers, Li said. "Please don't underestimate the wisdom and creativeness of the Chinese scientists."
China has indeed developed its own limited nuclear capability, the ambassador said, adding that this has been done through self-reliance and by relying on the efforts and wisdom of the Chinese themselves.
Li said China is a country that loves peace, needs peace and wants to live in peace with other countries including the United States. (Xinhua)
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