Wang Yi Criticizing Canadian Reporter

Transcript

I want to make a response to the question asked by the journalist about China.
I have to say that your question is full of prejudice against China and arrogance which I don’t know where that comes from. This is totally unacceptable!
I have to ask whether you really understand China.
Have you even been to China?
Do you know China has lifted more than 600 million people out of poverty?
Do you know that China is now the second largest economy in the world from a very low foundation?
Do you think development is possible for China without protection of human rights?
Do you know China has rewritten the protection and promotion of human rights into our Constitution?
The other people don’t know better than the Chinese people themselves about the human rights condition in China.
It’s the Chinese people who are in the best position to have a say about China’s human right situation.
So I would like to suggest you that please don’t ask questions in such an irresponsible manner, and we welcome goodwill suggestions, but we reject groundless or unwarranted accusations.