US bill represents ‘cold-war’ mentality

China strongly objects to the “America COMPETES Act of 2022” recently passed by the US House of Representatives, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Feb 7, adding that the China-related content in the act represents a cold-war, zero-sum-game mentality.

“It defames China’s development path and its domestic and foreign policies, agitates strategic competition against China and makes irresponsible remarks on issues related to Taiwan, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet,” Zhao said at a news briefing.

Beijing urges the United States to view China and bilateral ties in an objective and rational way, delete the negative content about China, halt work on the bill and refrain from undermining the China-US relationship and bilateral cooperation, Zhao said.

The act includes billions of dollars for the US semiconductor industry and new provisions to strengthen US relations with Taiwan, according to media reports.