The Chinese government is confident the United States will be able to resume “peace, stability and security” after the congressional assault, an incident it has compared to a raid on the Hong Kong parliament during the massive 2019 protests .
“We believe the American people want security and peace, especially in the midst of a pandemic,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday in Beijing’s first reaction to what happened on Tuesday. in Washington.
Thus, the Chinese authorities hope that normalcy can return “as soon as possible” to the American country. The Embassy on Tuesday already called on Chinese citizens in the United States to take extreme precautions in the face of escalating tensions.