US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes Bill to Strip China of Developing Country Status

United States Congress

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a bill on the 8th (local time) aimed at stripping China of its developing country status in international organizations.

The bill requires the Secretary of State to push for a change in China's status, which is currently classified as a developing country in various international organizations. The U.S. political sphere believes that China has avoided the strict standards and obligations imposed on developed countries by still claiming to be a developing country in international organizations such as the World Trade Organization (WTO).

On the same day, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also passed the "Taiwan Defense and National Resilience Act," which requires the Department of State, Department of Defense, and other relevant government agencies to develop a strategy regarding the possibility of China's invasion of Taiwan and report to Congress within 180 days of enactment.

In response, China opposed the measure, calling it an attempt to suppress its development. Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated, "The U.S. forcing China to wear the label of a developed country is not an acknowledgment of China's development achievements but an attempt to suppress China's development by stripping its developing country status. The U.S. cannot eliminate the basic fact that China is a developing country, nor can it stop China's firm steps toward national rejuvenation."