GUANGZHOU: The United States’ so-called “Indo-Pacific Strategy” is bound to fail, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi () said.

Wang made the comment when meeting the press after talks with visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

When asked about the so-called “Indo-Pacific Strategy” being vigorously promoted by the United States to contain China, Wang said, “The US ‘Indo-Pacific Strategy’ is causing more and more vigilance and concern in the international community, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.

“This is because the so-called strategy has given away its intention, not only attempting to erase the name “Asia-Pacific” and the effective regional cooperation architecture in the region, but also trying to erase the achievements and momentum of peaceful development created by the concerted efforts of countries in the region over the past decades, Wang said.

Wang said that the people of the Asia-Pacific still remember the conflicts and confrontations caused by hegemony, and they want national stability and a happy life, while countries within the region don’t want to take sides and hope that countries can live together in harmony and pursue win-win cooperation.

 - Xinhua