Beijing blasts US smearing its fugitive-tracking efforts

Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaking at a news conference in Beijing. - China Daily/ANN

BEIJING, Oct 31 (China Daily/ANN): Beijing expressed strong opposition to Washington's smearing of the country's efforts to track down international fugitives and recover their illicit gains, warning the United States not to become a "safe haven for criminals".

Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made the remark after the US Justice Department charged eight people for their participation in a Chinese government operation known as "Fox Hunt", a campaign targeting economic crime suspects who have fled overseas.