The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, David Stilwell, said on Thursday China's recent actions around the world were not those of a responsible global actor, but of a 'lawless bully.'
WASHINGTON - The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, David Stilwell, said on Thursday China’s recent actions around the world were not those of a responsible global actor, but of a “lawless bully.”
In prepared testimony for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Stilwell said the United States was not asking other countries to choose sides, but to stand up against China’s “malign” behavior and to protect their own sovereignty and economic interests. Stilwell said in the past several months there had been “particularly egregious examples of Beijing’s conduct.”
He also referred to alleged Chinese attempts to “wipe out” Mongolian and Tibetan culture, “a continued campaign of repression and forced labor” in the Xinjiang region and Beijing’s imposition of a “draconian” National Security Law in Hong Kong.Stilwell’s comments came as the U.S. administration has stepped up criticism, sanctions and other actions against China as Republican President Donald Trump campaigns for reelection in November.
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