2019年8月20日外交部发言人耿爽主持例行记者会，就《华尔街日报》指责华为协助非洲国家政府“监控其他国内政治的对手”问题作出回应。

　　Q: The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Huawei used its technology and products to help governments of African countries like Uganda and Zambia to spy on their political opponents. Would you like to respond to it?

　　问：《华尔街日报》近日报道称，华为公司利用其技术、产品协助乌干达、赞比亚等非洲国家政府“监控其国内政治对手”，请问中方对此有何回应？

　　A: Is anyone with the Wall Street Journal today?

　　答：今天《华尔街日报》有记者来吗？（无人应答）

　　No? Then let me spend some time talking about their reporting.

　　没有来。那我就好好说说他们。（众记者笑）

　　I have noted Huawei's response as well as official statements from Uganda and Zambia. Spokesperson of the Ugandan President's office called the Wall Street Journal claim "totally false". Zambian government spokesperson said that the report was "malicious" and that "we refute it with the contempt it deserves".

　　我注意到华为公司已就此作出回应，也注意到乌干达、赞比亚等国的官方表态。乌干达总统发言人表示，《华尔街日报》有关报道完全虚假。赞比亚政府发言人表示，该报道是恶毒的，我们对其内容给予应有的蔑视。

　　I would like to add a few remarks. At the request of some African countries, China strengthened police and security cooperation with them to help build smart cities and secure cities. Such cooperation improved security and business environment and has been widely acclaimed among local people. It is common practice in the world to use modern technology for better social governance. Those technologies and devices are used in the US. Then why does the Wall Street Journal describe it as "spying on political opponents" when they are used in other countries?

　　这里我要指出，中方应一些非洲国家要求，加强双方在警务、安全等领域合作，帮助打造“智慧城市”、“平安城市”，改善了社会安全环境和营商环境，受到当地民众的广泛好评。运用现代科技产品提升社会治理水平是国际社会的通行做法。有关技术和设备在美国能用，为什么在别的国家使用就被描述为“监视政治对手”呢？

　　The flawed Wall Street Journal report takes things out of context and lacks facts and evidence. Such irresponsible reporting from the Wall Street Journal, a mainstream international media agency, makes one worrying for its professional standards.

　　《华尔街日报》有关报道断章取义、漏洞百出，缺乏事实和证据支撑。作为一家国际主流媒体，《华尔街日报》发表如此不负责任的报道，水准令人堪忧。

　　African countries know what they want better than anyone else. They care for their interests and security more than anyone else. They don't need others to be concerned on their behalf. Any malicious attempt to smear China and sabotage China-Africa cooperation is doomed to fail.

　　非洲国家最知道自己想要什么，也最关心自身利益和安全，并不需要其他人操心。任何恶意抹黑中国、蓄意挑拨中非合作的图谋都注定是徒劳的。

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