Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China isn’t trying to ‘replace America,’ but that China’s ‘Rejuvenation’ can’t be stopped
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/03/08
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – After a U.S. Senate hearing on ‘Worldwide Threats’ on March 6
File Photo: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (By Associated Press)
which featured a discussion on China’s ambition to extend its influence across the world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi responded on March 8 that China is not trying to “replace America.”
Speaking to nearly 3,000 delegates of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, Wang Yi struck an assertive tone speaking about Taiwan, insisting that Taipei must “come around to China’s way of thinking” if it hopes to enjoy “peaceful development,” while also hinting at consequences for other countries that don’t fall in line with the “consensus.”
After U.S. Chief Intelligence Officer, Dan Coats, raised a red flag in the U.S. Senate that China was in the midst of a US$68 billion dollar influence campaign targeting 68 different countries, China’s Foreign Ministry sought to downplay the remarks, insisting that China is on a “totally different path” than the U.S., and that “the more China develops, the more it can contribute to the world.” [FULL STORY]
