Highlights of press conference on China's foreign policy and diplomatic relations (3)

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on China's foreign policy and foreign relations, May 24, 2020. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei /chinadaily.com.cn]

On origin of virus

The history should be based on facts and truth instead of being misguided and contaminated by lies, Wang Yi said, refuting some US politicians' efforts to politicize and stigmatize attempts to find the origin of the novel coronavirus.

Wang called for conscientious and rational efforts to leave an objective and true memory of the COVID-19 pandemic for the whole mankind.

China views the international scientific research into the origin of the virus with an open mind, but the process should be conducted in a professional, fair and constructive way, he said. 

On China-EU relations

China and the European Union are not ideological competitors, but are strategic partners sharing many interests and aspirations, Wang said.

"The most important lesson from the relationship is that both sides can build mutual trust through fair dialogue, and handle differences through constructive exchanges," he said.

"China and the EU do not have fundamental conflicts of interests. China-EU interactions are a mutually beneficial positive cycle, not a competition where one side loses and the other side wins," the minister said. 

Lawsuits related to COVID-19 doom to fail

Beijing will not accept lawsuits from other countries on losses from COVID-19 and such attempts to infringe on China's sovereignty and dignity are doomed to failure, Wang said.

Wang said that the accusations are completely baseless both in terms of laws and facts and have no international precedents.

China, like other countries, is also a victim of the pandemic, he said.