China Criticizes US Repeatedly: "Democracy Summit Is a WMD Interfering in Other Countries"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] China strongly criticized the U.S.-led Summit for Democracy, likening America's democracy-driven foreign intervention to a "weapon of mass destruction."

On the 11th, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement through its spokesperson, pointing out, "The United States draws ideological lines, instrumentalizes and weaponizes democracy, displaying anti-democratic behavior under the name of 'fake democracy,' inciting division and confrontation, attempting to spread domestic issues abroad, and seeking to maintain its status as the world's sole superpower."

The statement continued, "(The U.S.) is destroying the international order based on the United Nations-centered international system and international law," emphasizing, "The behavior of the U.S. runs counter to the flow of history and has encountered universal opposition from the international community."

The statement mentioned the problems revealed by American democracy while emphasizing the validity of China's advocated "whole-process people's democracy."

In particular, the statement criticized, "The United States has long forced its political system and value ideology on others, promoted 'democratic transformation,' frequently imposed unilateral sanctions, and pushed 'color revolutions,' resulting in disastrous outcomes," adding, "'Democracy' has long become a weapon of mass destruction used by the U.S. to interfere in other countries."

The Summit for Democracy, hosted by the U.S. and inviting about 110 countries excluding China, Russia, and others, was widely regarded as having a strong character of containing China and Russia, whom the U.S. considers strategic competitors.

In his closing speech on the 10th (local time), U.S. President Joe Biden urged countries to protect democracy, stating, "Dictatorship can never extinguish the flame of freedom burning in the hearts of people around the world."

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