It is the United States that poses threats to China through repeated suppression, accusation and tarnishing, rather than the opposite, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a far-ranging interview with Reuters on Friday in Berlin.

Wang cited cases such as the US viewing and approving acts that violate China's internal affairs, sending military aircraft to show off its strength in China's territory, and oppressing Chinese companies operating there, saying the issue to be solved is how to eliminate threats from the US.

China never interferes in the domestic affairs of the US as the American system and model are the choice made by its people, Wang said.

The US should also respect the choice made by the Chinese people to adopt the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, which has achieved success in the country, he said.

Countries with different social systems will not pose a threat to each other as long as they adhere to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, in particular the principle of noninterference in internal affairs, and respect each other's sovereignty, he added.

In response to the false accusations regarding Chinese telecom giant Huawei, Wang said such an attack is neither reasonable nor moral.

On Thursday, US prosecutors accused Huawei of stealing trade secrets and helping Iran track protesters in its latest indictment against the Chinese firm, Reuters reported.

Washington placed the company on a trade blacklist last year, citing national security concerns.

The US using its national power and even moving its allies to attack Huawei is because the company develops too well, Wang said.

The US cannot accept that other countries' companies display their talent in the economy and in technology, because it doesn't hope to see other countries develop, and it doesn't want to see that enterprises from other countries can become big and strong, he said.

When responding to whether the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic will influence the Phase 1 trade deal reached between Beijing and Washington, Wang said that China is ready to implement the deal, urging the US to fulfill its commitment to China.

The epidemic will affect China's economy temporarily, but after the epidemic, the vitality of China's economy will rebound and the capacity of the Chinese market will continue to expand, Wang said.

As China follows its own timetable and roadmap, there will be better conditions for the country to continue to advance reforms and expand opening up, and implement the consensus reached in the agreement, he said.

However, Wang said, the US curb on movement of people between the two countries will objectively bring some difficulties to implementing the agreement.

He said he hopes the US will respect advice from the World Health Organization and avoid adopting unnecessary travel and trade restrictions.