Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 14 (Reporter Liu Yang) Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on the 14th that China-Latin America cooperation is South-South cooperation, with only mutual support and no geopolitical calculations. The US repeatedly smeared and attacked China and was destined to succeed.

  At the regular press conference on the same day, a reporter asked: Recently, US Secretary of Defense Hegsesth exaggerated the "China threat" at the 2025 Central American Security Conference held in Panama City, and made attacking remarks on Chinese military, Chinese-funded enterprises, claiming that the US must effectively suppress "China's threat in the Western Hemisphere" and prevent the "war outbreak." US Deputy Secretary of State Lando declared to El Salvador that only trusted suppliers should be allowed to participate in 5G, network security, and artificial intelligence cooperation to prevent China from entering. 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 a 'backyard' to engage in 'new Monroeism'? Who is pointing fingers at the internal affairs of Latin America and the Caribbean countries? Who is raising the tariffs and big sticks' to coerce Latin America and the Caribbean countries? Who is engaging in surveillance and monitoring globally? Who is military bases spread throughout the Western Hemisphere? Who is allowing small arms and ammunition to flow into the Latin American peace zone? People can see clearly." Lin Jian said.

  Lin Jian said that 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 has repeatedly smeared and attacked China and repeatedly exaggerated the "China threat theory", but is just trying to use it as an excuse to control Latin America and the Caribbean, and is destined not to succeed.

[Editor in charge: Qiu Lifang]