(31 Jul 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beijing – 31 July 2025
1. Wide of news conference
2. Wide of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“As a friendly neighbor, China is closely following developments of the situation in Myanmar. We always support Myanmar’s efforts to maintain national stability, achieve peace and reconciliation, pursue a development path suited to its national conditions, and steadily advance its domestic political agenda. China welcomes all parties and factions in Myanmar to properly resolve differences through political means within the framework of the Constitution and laws.”
4. Mid of reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China has noted the situation. We hope the U.S. will uphold the principles of fair market competition and provide a fair, just, and non-discriminatory business environment for enterprises from all countries, including those from China.”
6. Mid of reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China urges the U.S. to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiqués, stop interfering in China’s internal affairs under any pretext, stop condoning and supporting Taiwan independence separatist forces, stop official interactions with Taiwan, and stop creating tensions in the Taiwan Strait.”
8. Mid of reporters
9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“We have noted the relevant reports. The Chinese Embassy in Japan immediately expressed concern to Japan and is further verifying the situation. We urge the Japanese side to take effective measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens.”
10. Various of news conferences
STORYLINE:
China said on Thursday that it "welcomes" all parties in Myanmar to solve disputes through “political means” after Myanmar’s military government announced it was ending the state of emergency that it declared more than four years ago.
“We always support Myanmar’s efforts to maintain national stability, achieve peace and reconciliation, pursue a development path suited to its national conditions, and steadily advance its domestic political agenda,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said.
The announcement came as the last of seven consecutive six-month emergency rule decrees was set to expire on Thursday at midnight.
The military imposed emergency rule after it seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.
Separately, Guo called on the U.S. to provide “a fair, just, and non-discriminatory business environment” for all companies after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end a duty-free exemption on low-value packages, dubbed as "de minimis" shipments.
The exemption once had enabled goods priced under $800 to enter America duty-free, largely from China.
Guo also urged the U.S. to abide by its “one-China” policy when asked about reports that U.S. Senator Roger Wicker is planning a trip to Taiwan next month.
China called on the U.S. to “stop interfering in China’s internal affairs under any pretext, stop condoning and supporting Taiwan independence separatist forces, stop official interactions with Taiwan, and stop creating tensions in the Taiwan Strait,” Guo said.
The trip comes in the wake of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te reportedly having his transit declined by the Trump administration en route to allies in Latin America.
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