Switzerland, Chinese Vice Premier criticizes U.S. and its interventionist policies

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The World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos, Switzerland, bringing together nearly 3,000 leaders and experts from around the world. During his address, Chinese vice premier He Lifeng made a veiled criticism of the us and its interventionist policies. Let's take a look at the report from our correspondent in China, Bruno Falci. teleSUR

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00:01Precisely during his address at the World Economic Forum currently underway in Davos,

00:05the Chinese Vice Premier Hilly Fenn harshly criticised the US and its interventionist

00:10policies.

00:11More with our China correspondent, Bruno Falsi.

00:15Greetings comrades, I am in Beijing now to report to you that during the World Economic

00:21Forum in Davos, China took a firm stance against the unilateral policies of the United States,

00:28criticising its intervention in other countries in what Beijing calls the Law of the Jungle.

00:36The Vice Premier Hilly Fenn emphasised that all countries have the right to defend their

00:42sovereignty and legitimate interests, and that international cooperation, the free trade,

00:49and the inclusive globalization should guide global economic relations, rather than coercion

00:56and the imposition of the force.

00:59Let's see now his words.

01:01The rules must be applied equally to everyone.

01:05A handful of countries should not enjoy privileges based on their power and the war should not

01:11revert to the law of the jungle, where the strong intimidate the weak.

01:15Every country has the right to defend its legitimate rights and interests.

01:18Since joining the WTO, China has strictly followed the organization's rules, fully met its commitments

01:25and taken voluntary steps to contribute even more.

01:28Last year, it solemnly announced that it would not seek any new special or differential treatment

01:33in current or future WTO negotiations.

01:37China will continue to firmly uphold the WTO's centre's rules-based multilateral trading system

01:43and strongly support reforms of multilateral institutions, including the WTO and the IMF,

01:49with the aim of increasing the authority, effectiveness and inclusiveness of the multilateral trading system

01:55and enhancing the representation of the global south and developing countries.

01:59This violent warning from Beijing resonated directly with the situation in Venezuela, a country

02:08that has suffered economic sanctions, a naval blockade and a military invasion by the United

02:15States, including bombings that killed 100 people and led to the kidnapping of its president,

02:23Nicolas Maduro.

02:24These actions have been described a clear violation of international law and the use of force to

02:31impose United States interests, which China calls the law of the jungle.

02:38China reaffirms its support for multilateralism, the respect for sovereignty of states and the

02:46right of each country to decide on its own economy, making clear its rejections of the imposition

02:54national force and Washington interventionist policies.

02:58With this news from here, Beijing, we return with you in the studios in La Habana, Cuba.

Switzerland, Chinese Vice Premier criticizes U.S. and its interventionist policies

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