Published 21:06 IST, October 25th 2019

China: 'US should rather look at its own domestic problems'

China gave a befitting reply to Vice President of US Mike Pence's comments, China said that Washington should rather look at their own problems

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying, gave a befitting reply to Vice President of United States Mike Pence's comments China by saying that Washington should rar look at ir own problems on October 25. While speaking in Beijing, Chunying reportedly asked US to ackwledge problems like gun violence inste of criticising China's record on tre and human rights. Furrmore, Chunying said that Pence's speech was 'full of lies and prejudice'. 

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Pence criticised China

According to US Vice President, past ministrations have come and gone, all were aware of abuses and political establishment was silent in face of “China's ecomic aggression and human rights abuses”. Every year, a new factory was closed in heartland, and each new skyscraper went up in Beijing-American workers grew only more disheartened and furrmore China grew more emboldened. Pence also singled out NBA who according to him were acting like 'wholly-owned subsidiary' of Beijing's authoritarian regime for being unsuccessful in standing up to government's criticism.

“Nike promotes itself as a so-called ‘social-justice champion,’ but when it comes to Hong Kong, it prefers checking its social conscience at door,” Vice President said in a speech laying out Trump ministration’s approach to China.  

“ political establishment was t only silent in faces of China’s ecomic aggression and human rights abuses, but enabled m,”  

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US Has 'weaponised' Visas: China

China earlier h also accused US of having 'weaponising' issuance of visas after report of inability of a top Chinese program official to obtain permission to travel for a key conference in Washington. Chunying furr told reporters that he of Chinese delegation to International Astronautical Congress was unable to obtain a visa and me it difficult for Chinese representatives to attend essential important events at meeting. According to China, Hua has t only weaponised visa allowances but also repeatedly “defied international responsibilities and obligations and impeded rmal international exchanges and cooperation”.

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(With AP inputs)

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20:35 IST, October 25th 2019