Chinese FM urges US to give up failed interventionism

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday said the United States should give up its failed interventionism.

There have always been forces in the United States attempting to rebut the leadership role of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China's path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Wang said during an exclusive interview with Xinhua.

Their purpose is notably obvious, which is to contain and destabilize China, Wang said.

Wang noted that next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the CPC, stressing that the great endeavor of the Chinese people under the CPC leadership has been recorded in the history of modernization as an outstanding, epoch-making chapter.

Practice is the sole criterion of truth, Wang said. "Does China's system work for the country? The Chinese people know better than anyone else."

Wang also noted that many international polls in recent years show that at least 90 percent of the Chinese people trust their government.

The relationship between the CPC and the Chinese people is as close as between "fish and water" and between "seed and soil," Wang said, stressing that those who attempt to break this strong bond are making themselves enemies of the 1.4 billion Chinese people.

"We have great confidence in our path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. In the meantime, we also respect the development paths chosen by other nations," he said.

"We are not interested in rivalry of systems, or ideological confrontation with any country," Wang added. "Likewise, we hope that the United States will respect China's social system and the Chinese people's choice, and give up its failed interventionism."