The Chinese Embassy in the Maldives says during his trip to the Maldives, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had tirelessly spread political rumors on China and instigated the China-Maldives relationship.
In a statement, the Chinese embassy said that in a period of time, several U.S. politicians including Pompeo have been making all kinds of lies to viciously attack the CPC, hyping up ideological confrontation and instigating China's relations with other countries in the region, which fully exposes their Cold War mentality and ideological bias and will by no means win people’s hearts.
It said that the Chinese side expresses its firm opposition to it.
The Chinese embassy said that led by the CPC, China, holding high the flag of peace, development, cooperation, and mutual benefit, has made major contributions to world development.
It said that according to surveys conducted by international authoritative institutions, the Chinese people's satisfaction and trust toward the CPC-led Chinese government counts as high as 93 percent.
It noted that China has achieved strategic victory in fighting COVID-19 and questioned the US performance during the pandemic.
The embassy said that certain U.S. politicians should acknowledge that China and the US are different and face up to China's achievements and contributions to the world under the CPC leadership.
It went on to say that during his trip, Pompeo has tirelessly spread political rumors on China and instigated China-Maldives relationship. Unilateralism and hegemony pursued by the US is indeed a threat to peaceful and stable international relations.
It said that every country has the right for develop and right to maintain an independent foreign policy of peace.
The embassy also said that Pompeo openly pressures middle and small countries to take sides and that his claim that the US respects sovereignty just sounds like a joke.
This came after the top diplomat criticized China on his trip to the Maldives on Wednesday during his tour of the Asian continent.
