BEIJING, Sept. 4 (INP): A spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying said, the intra-Afghan talks are key to the realization of peace and stability in Afghanistan.  

She told reporters at a news briefing that as the country's biggest neighbor and sincere friend, China has been following the latest developments and supporting the "Afghan-led, Afghan-owned" principle.  

“ We hope relevant parties in Afghanistan can put the interests of the country and people first, abandon differences, move in the same direction and work out a fundamental solution through dialogue and negotiation to realize lasting peace and stability. 

Comprehensive, lasting peace in Afghanistan cannot be achieved without the broad consensus and support from the international community, especially the regional countries.  

Promoting peace and facilitating talks is a shared responsibility of all members of the international community, not a job to be done by one or two countries.  

The whole international community must work toward the same goal to achieve early outcomes of the intra-Afghan talks and steady progress in the peace and reconciliation process. China will continue playing a constructive role to this end.” 

Commenting on India's recent decision to ban 118 Chinese apps citing national security reasons, Hua Chunying said, by banning these hi-tech, easy-to-use and popular apps, the Indian side is sacrificing first and foremost the rights and interests of the Indian users, and damaging those of Chinese companies. Therefore, no one gains from such an action. 

It was noticed that almost on the same day, the US State Department called on other countries to join India in carrying out the so-called "Clean Network" program.  

The spokesperson wondered, if there's connection or coordination between India and the US on this issue. But India, as a country proudly possessing an ancient civilization, is wise enough to have known about Dirtbox, PRISM, Irritant Horn, Muscular and Undersea Cable Tapping.  

It knows fully well whether the US is clean or dirty when it comes to US policies and practices. Independence is so precious. We hope that the Indian side will stick to it.  

No short-sighted decisions shall be made to impede the long-term interests of the two countries and two peoples. 

The spokesperson added: Recently, there have been unfriendly voices in India that raised concern for clear-eyed people in China and India.  

Both countries are close neighbors and proud of our civilizations. The start of our exchange and mutual learning can date back to over 1,000 years ago. The great Indian poet Tagore is very popular in China. He wrote, "We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us." Yoga and Indian movies like "Dangal" are also very popular in China. However, it never crossed our mind that India is trying to infiltrate or pose any threat to our country. 

When her attention was drawn towards US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s accusations against China during his press conference on September 2 on the South China Sea, Tibet-related issues and cooperation between Chinese and US universities, Hua Chunying said,: “Pompeo's fact-distorting and truth-reversing words reflect that the extreme anti-China forces in the US are using all means to smear China and deliberately undermine China-US relations and normal exchanges and cooperation.  

The evil intentions of Pompeo and others have been seen through by the world since long ago, and their regressive behaviors will continue to be strongly criticized and resolutely opposed by people of all walks of life. 

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