On February 2, ** spokesperson Wang Wenbin held a regular press conference.
A reporter asked, according to reports, CIA Director Burns wrote in Foreign Affairs that the United States has invested more resources in intelligence gathering, analysis, and operations against China. In the past two years, the C.I.A. has more than doubled its budget for China work, recruited and trained more Chinese-speaking employees, and stepped up its efforts to compete with China around the world, including Latin America, Africa and the Indo-Pacific. Do you have any response to this?
Wang Wenbin's data map. Source: **
Wang Wenbin said that China adheres to the path of peaceful development, and China's development is an opportunity for world development and the growth of global peace forces.
As the head of the world's largest espionage organization, Director Burns has repeatedly stepped forward to tell the world that American spies are everywhere and pervasive. Thanks to his reminder, China will, as always, do a good job of prevention and will not allow the illegal acts of the United States to succeed. Wang Wenbin said.
Podesta was appointed U.S. climate envoy.
China congratulates you.
At the meeting, a Reuters reporter asked, the United States ** Biden on Wednesday appointed Podesta as a climate envoy, Podesta has previously said that the United States should limit China's control of strategic minerals, what is China's comment on this appointment? What impact does this appointment have on U.S.-China relations?
Wang Wenbin said that China congratulates Mr. Podesta on his new appointment. Climate change is a global challenge that requires all countries to work together to tackle it. The China-US summit in San Francisco reached an important consensus on cooperation to address the climate crisis. The two sides have launched the China-US Task Force on Enhanced Climate Action in the 20s of the 21st Century, and jointly promoted the successful holding of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai. We are ready to work with the United States and other countries in the world to continue to contribute to the fight against global climate change with concrete actions.
As for Mr. Podesta's remarks mentioned by you, we have pointed out on many occasions that obstacles should not be erected to normal economic and trade cooperation. We hope that all parties will abide by the principles of the market economy and the rules of the WTO, and provide a fair, open, just and non-discriminatory business environment for the normal business activities of enterprises of all countries. Wang Wenbin said.