China demands action from US newspaper in headline row


Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian (right) makes his debut in Beijing on Feb 24, 2020. - Xinhua

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): China will not be a 'silent lamb' in the face of vicious insults and defamation, and The Wall Street Journal should apologise for a racist headline on an opinion piece, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday (Feb 24).

Zhao, who made his debut as the ministry's spokesman, made the remark at its first offline daily news conference since the Spring Festival.

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