(Beijing / Washington Comprehensive News) The U.S. State Department broke the convention. This year, we have not officially sent a congratulatory message to China to congratulate China National Day.
Tuesday (October 1) is the National Day of China. Russian President Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong -un will give congratulations to Chinese officials that day to congratulate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Putin also calls Chinese officials as "dear friends".Essence
The Hong Kong South China Morning Post reported that the US State Department traditionally congratulated the Chinese government before the National Day, just like it was like all other countries to establish diplomatic relations, but Washington has not officially issued a congratulatory message so far this year.
In the past two days, the U.S. State Department has successively issued congratulations to Nigeria, Cyprus, Cyprus, and National Day on October 2.
At a regular press conference on Tuesday, the US State Department mainly responded to the issue of Iran's missile attack on Israel, and did not congratulate China National Day.
However, Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant Secretary of State of East Asia and Pacific Affairs in the United States, attended the 75th anniversary of the National Day enrollment held by the Chinese Embassy in Washington on Monday (September 30) in Washington.
U.S. Secretary of State Broskens sent a congratulatory message on September 30 last year to congratulate China National Day, saying that "while seeking cooperation in the United States to solve the challenges we face, we wish the people of the People's Republic of China to be peaceful, happy, and prosperous in the coming year."
Compared with former US Secretary of State Pompeo's congratulatory message on September 30, 2022, Blint's speech attracted the attention of "the United States seeking cooperation" and attracted the attention of Chinese media.
