Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian

Commenting on the recent unwarranted interrogation and detention of personnel from Chinese companies by US authorities for nearly 60 hours upon entering the US, as well as subsequent deportation, Lin Jian, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, stated at a press conference on Monday that US law enforcement agencies have repeatedly subjected personnel from Chinese enterprises to prolonged and unjustified interrogations, detentions, and deportations upon entry into the US. Their enforcement methods have been rough and coercive, seriously infringing upon the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens and gravely undermining the normal atmosphere of business exchanges, cooperation, and people-to-people interactions between the two countries. This situation stands in serious contravention of the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries at their meeting in Busan on strengthening cooperation in the economic and trade fields.

China expresses strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to this, Lin said, noting that China urges the US side to treat China's concerns with the seriousness they deserve and demands that US law enforcement agencies immediately cease such erroneous practices, stop the unwarranted interrogations of personnel from Chinese enterprises, earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the two countries' leaders, and ensure normal and friendly exchanges between the peoples of the two countries. 

China will continue to take resolute and effective measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of Chinese citizens, the spokesperson noted.

Global Times