The Venezuelan government envoy, Saab, was indicted by the United States Department of Justice for money laundering, and the Cape Verdean court decided to extradite Saab to the United States, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded

On September 17, 2021, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference　

After the meeting, a reporter asked: In July 2019, Saab, a special envoy of the Venezuelan government, was prosecuted by the US Department of Justice for money laundering. In June 2020, Saab was arrested while flying in Cape Verde during a technical stopover. According to reports, the Cape Verde court recently decided to extradite Saab to the United States. What is China's comment on this?

Zhao Lijian: The United States has always played a disgraceful role in the Venezuelan issue, constantly abusing political and judicial manipulation methods such as sanctions and extradition to achieve the purpose of interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs. This kind of political bullying by the US side has impacted normal international personnel exchanges and jeopardized mutual trust and cooperation among countries, and the Chinese side firmly opposes this. The Chinese side advises the US side to change its old problems, earnestly listen to the just voice of the international community, and do more to abide by international law and the basic norms governing international relations.