U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has vowed to continue calling out Beijing for what he described as ¡°hypocrisy¡± and lack of transparency, rebutting criticism that he may be stepping out of bounds following a series of tweets that have angered China.
¡°When it comes to tweets, maybe it stings when you call out the truth,¡± Emanuel said Thursday following a speech in Tokyo about Japan¡¯s recent achievements in defense and diplomacy, emphasizing that he will continue to call out ¡°all¡± hypocrisy and economic coercion.
¡°If you are going to be a superpower, which China is, and a dynamic country and economy ... you have some responsibility to not only transparency but honesty,¡± the U.S. ambassador said during a press event at the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan, adding that Beijing has ¡°failed multiple times¡± at that.
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