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The Chinese Embassy in Mexico accused the United States representative office of "spitting poison" and "sowing discord and dissension" due to a post in which it questioned the use of Chinese products during Mexican Independence Day celebrations.
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The response came after the US Embassy shared on its social media on September 15 a report by N+ regarding flags, noisemakers, fireworks, and other items imported from China, accompanied by the phrase: "A large part of the symbols with which Mexico celebrates its independence are not made in Mexico. Long live Mexico, Made in China."
The US diplomatic mission also took from the report the claim that "the textile industry faces unfair competition from imported products, mainly from China" and disseminated the content with the hashtags #NegocioChino and #BadBusiness.
In a "Solemn Declaration," also shared on social media, the Chinese Embassy maintained that this message "mocked" the Mexican national holiday and "slandered" the commercial cooperation between China and Mexico.
"What this Embassy has done lacks the minimum diplomatic courtesies and basic respect towards the Mexican people," it stated, while expressing its "strong discontent and categorical rejection."
Beijing also defended that "a nation's Independence Day belongs to its people" and that "how and with what to celebrate it is decided by its own people," before claiming a centuries-old commercial relationship through the Manila Galleon and the current exchange of products.
The legation pointed out that Chinese merchandise has a wide presence in Mexico, while Mexican products like "avocado and tequila" are received in China, and affirmed that these ties represent "what globalization means."
The statement then raised the political tone by asserting that "an independent state has every right to choose its partners sovereignly" and that Chinese-Mexican cooperation "has no geopolitical calculations" and "is not aimed against third parties."
China accused Washington of turning the Mexican holiday into "a stage to attack a third country" and into a "pawn for its geopolitical game," with comments that, according to the statement, left "its mentality of supremacy and hegemony completely exposed."
Finally, it asserted that internet users asked the United States why it came to "spit poison" at someone else's party and urged its Embassy to "respect the country of residence" and foster friendship, instead of "sowing discord and dissension."
[Publicidad]