China: US slandering efforts to pursue criminals overseas


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China: US slandering efforts to pursue criminals overseas China says the United States is slandering its efforts to pursue criminal suspects overseas, as Washington accuses Beijing of targeting and intimidating dissidents in other countries. “The US side is slandering China’s work of recovering fugitives and stolen goods,” Chinese Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday. “China firmly opposes this,” he added. Zhao explained that the US was home to the largest number of suspects accused of corruption and other economic crimes in China. His remarks came a day after the US Justice Department announced the indictment of two Chinese...