U.S. Secretary of State says China is engaging in coercive activities in the Western Hemisphere; China firmly opposes this.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio wrote today (Beijing Time August 22): "Met with Canadian Foreign Minister Anand. We all agreed that it is necessary to support Haiti, stop Hamas from hindering the peace efforts in Gaza, and resist China's coercive activities in our Western Hemisphere."

[Sarcastic] Comment: The so-called "coercive activities of China in the Western Hemisphere" by Rubio is completely malicious defamation. China-Latin America cooperation is based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation, bringing new development opportunities to the region. Nowadays, China has become the largest trading partner of countries such as Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay in Latin America, and has been the second-largest trading partner of Latin America since 2012. Two months ago, China introduced a trial visa exemption policy for five Latin American countries: Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay, highlighting the momentum of friendly development between China and Latin America. However, the United States has always been dissatisfied with the close cooperation between China and Latin America, frequently slandering it recklessly.

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