China-U.S. conflict will not benefit the world: MOFA

Beijing, 2020 August 19, Wednesday(CGTN)

The conflict between China and the United States is not in the interests of the international community, said Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), on Wednesday. He was commenting on recent remarks made by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on China-U.S. ties.

At a TIME100 Talks discussion on global leadership, Guterres said the relationship between the two countries “has never been as dysfunctional as it is today.” The UN leader cautioned that the tensions between the two super powers may divide the world into two blocs, and “that is a huge risk for the world.”

Zhao slammed the slew of actions from the U.S. which he believed to have “interfered China’s internal affairs, jeopardized China’s interests and hurting the relationship between China and the U.S..”