The United States will not send officials to attend China’s second Belt and Road Summit in Beijing this month, a spokesperson for the US State Department said, citing concerns about financing practices for the project, reported Reuters.
“We will continue to raise concerns about opaque financing practices, poor governance, and disregard for internationally accepted norms and standards, which undermine many of the standards and principles that we rely upon to promote sustainable, inclusive development, and to maintain stability and a rules-based order,” the US official said.
On Saturday, China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, called such criticisms “prejudiced,” saying the project aims to promote joint development and not to force debt on other countries. He also noted that almost 40 foreign leaders would take part in the summit due to be held in Beijing in late April.
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