The actions of the US military demonstrate US hypocrisy and double standards, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said in a statement on a media investigation into the Pentagon’s campaign to discredit the Chinese coronavirus vaccine.
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An investigation was previously published according to which the Pentagon waged a campaign on social networks to discredit the Chinese coronavirus vaccine in order to minimize the influence of China in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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“People around the world are outraged by the actions of the US military, which expose the hypocrisy, evil intentions and double standards of the United States,” a statement posted on the official website of the diplomatic mission on Tuesday said.
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The statement notes that Washington verbally declares respect for human rights, but in reality does the exact opposite with regard to basic human rights to life and health in the Philippines.
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The diplomatic mission expressed the hope that the United States will assume the responsibility of a major power and will sincerely respect the efforts of other countries to protect the health, well-being of people, peace and stability in the region. The people of China and the Philippines, the statement stressed, must remain vigilant, resist disinformation and inflammatory rhetoric, determine their own destinies, and protect China-Philippines relations and peace and stability in the South China Sea.
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The authors of the investigation noted that propaganda materials, the purpose of which was to “sow fear about the Chinese vaccine,” were published in fake accounts on various platforms and affected the regions of Southeast and Central Asia and the Middle East. The operation, according to the publication, was of particular scope in the Philippines, where fake accounts on social networks controlled by the Pentagon threatened not only with the danger of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine, but also with any help from the PRC.
