Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Serious representations have been made, and the US has unreasonably investigated and harassed a Chinese ship
On August 29th, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference.
A reporter asked, according to reports, in July this year, the Hong Kong based "Zhenhua 28" ship under Shanghai Zhenhua Marine Engineering Services Co., Ltd. was forcibly boarded and inspected by US Customs and Border Protection personnel at Jacksonville Port in Florida, USA. What is the comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this? Has China expressed concerns to the United States?
According to Wang Wenbin's information, the "Zhenhua 28" ship was subjected to unreasonable questioning and harassment by US law enforcement officers at Jacksonville Port in Florida, USA. Some of the crew's personal electronic devices were confiscated and seized, and the departure plan from the US was forced to be postponed. The subsequent operation of the ship and the work and life of the crew were affected. The Chinese side has made solemn representations to the US side.
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Wang Wenbin pointed out that in recent years, the United States has set up obstacles for Chinese citizens to enter the country under various pretexts, unreasonably interfering with the entry of Chinese international students holding normal visas, especially repeatedly using the political beliefs and identity of Chinese personnel as pretexts to investigate and harass without reason. This is a manifestation of blatant ideological bias and Cold War thinking, which China strongly opposes and strongly opposes.
Wang Wenbin emphasized that we urge the US to correct its erroneous practices, stop unreasonable investigation and harassment of Chinese personnel visiting the US, stop infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese personnel, stop obstructing and undermining normal cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation between China and the US under the guise of national security, and prevent such incidents from happening again. China will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.