“China firmly supports the just position of Latin American countries on opposing foreign interference and safeguarding their nations’ sovereignty.”

On August 26, Beijing blasted US-led meddling in Venezuela’s internal affairs, including by spreading misinformation about the recent elections. Three days later, China’s Foreign Ministry took aim at US interventionism in Latin America as a whole. In response to a question from Global Times, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said “the US may have announced the end of the Monroe Doctrine, but the fact is, for the past more than 200 years, hegemonism and power politics, which is intrinsic in (sic) the Doctrine, is far from being abandoned.”

Here’s the full exchange, taken from a transcript of the Lin Juan’s press conference posted on the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s official website:

Global Times: Recently, several Latin American countries expressed their dissatisfaction with and protest against US interference in their internal affairs.

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