On April 14, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked, recently, US Secretary of Defense Hegsesth exaggerated the "China threat" and made attacking remarks at the 2025 Central American Security Conference held in Panama City. US Deputy Secretary of State Lando declared in El Salvador that China should "prevent" from entering cooperation in 5G, network security, artificial intelligence, etc. What is China's comment on this?

Lin Jian said that the remarks of relevant Americans are full of ideological prejudice and Cold War thinking, which are complete lies and fallacies.

Who regards Latin America and the Caribbean as "backyards" to engage in "new Monroeism"?

Who is trying to point fingers at the internal affairs of Latin America and the Caribbean countries?

Who raised the "big stick" of tariffs to coerce Latin America and the Caribbean countries?

Who is doing surveillance and monitoring around the world?

Whose military bases are spread throughout the Western Hemisphere?

Who allowed small arms and ammunition to flow into the peace zone of Latin America?

The world can see it clearly.

China-Latin America cooperation is South-South cooperation, with only mutual support and no geopolitical calculations. China has always adhered to the principles of equality and mutual benefit and win-win cooperation in exchanges with Latin America and Caribbean countries, never seeks spheres of influence, nor targets any third party. The US repeatedly smeared and attacked China and repeatedly exaggerated the "China threat theory", but just wanted to use it as an excuse to control Latin America and the Caribbean, and it was destined not to succeed.

(CCTV reporter Shen Yang)