Beijing: China on Thursday slams US to appoint with Pakistan and others as ‘certain concern countries’ for violations of religious freedom and accuse Washington often use religious problems to interfere in internal affairs of other countries.
The US on Wednesday appointed several countries, including China, Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, and Myanmar, as “concerned countries to engage in or tolerate systematic, sustainable, and egruzah violations against religious freedom.” China firmly collected allegations without basis.
It applied the freedom of the country’s religion, Zhao Lijian Ministry spokesman told the media here.
When asked about US allegations, Zhao said, “The Chinese government protects the freedom of religion in accordance with the law”.
He said China had nearly 200 million religions.
Believers, more than 3.80 Klerus Lakh personnel, 5500 religious groups and 1.40 lakh places of worship for religious activities.
“People in China enjoy the freedom of religious beliefs.
The facts speak harder than words and lies repeated a thousand times still lying,” he said.
On Wednesday, the State Secretary Antony Blinken stressed that the United States would not take in its commitment to advocate for religious freedom or belief for all and in every country and said the challenge of religious freedom in the world today is structural, systemic, and very entrenched.
“They are in every country.
They demand a continuous global commitment from all who do not want to receive hatred, intolerance, and persecution as status quo.
They need attention to urge the international community,” he said.
Blinken’s comments, Zhao said the US.
Must do a soul search and stop using religious problems to disturb other countries.
“The spread of Islamophobia and other extremist ideologies in the US have caused many tragedies.
Instead of searching for the soul, the US often uses religious problems to disrupt internal affairs of other countries,” he said.
“We urge the US to deal with their own problems, manage their own affairs well, respect the facts, leave prejudice and stop using religious problems to disturb other countries,” he said.