China expressed on Thursday its firm support for the position of Latin American countries “in defense of their sovereignty and against external interference,” urging the United States to “abandon the ‘Monroe Doctrine’ and its policies of hegemony.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said today that “although the ‘Monroe Doctrine’ may have been declared dead in theory more than 200 years ago, “Hegemonism and power politics at its core are far from gone.”
China firmly supports the “just position” of Latin American countries in “opposing foreign interference and safeguarding national sovereignty.”
“The United States should not ignore the reasonable concerns and just voices of Latin American countries,” Lin added.
He also advised Washington “abandon the obsolete ‘Monroe Doctrine’ and interventionism as soon as possible”ceasing unilateral actions of harassment, coercion, sanctions and blockades.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed the need to develop relations with countries in the region “on the basis of mutual respect, equal treatment and non-interference in internal affairs,” in order to carry out mutually beneficial cooperation.
Lin also stressed that “the trend toward independence and self-development of Latin American countries is unstoppable,” while the counterflow of US hegemony and power politics “is unpopular and destined to be eliminated by the times.”
Beijing stressed that the recent criticism of Latin American leaderssuch as Mexican President López Obrador’s rejection of the US ambassador’s comments on judicial reform, and Honduran President Castro’s condemnation of US intervention, reflect growing opposition in the region to Washington’s unilateral and coercive actions.
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“America for the Americans” was the phrase with which American President James Monroe established an originally anti-colonialist doctrine 200 years ago.but which throughout history has been used by Washington to justify its interventionism in Latin America.