"In fact, US politicians are attempting to cover up their real strategic agenda to contain China, put together a so-called coalition of free democracies and build a clique against China," Le said, adding that some US politicians are telling packs of lies, particularly when it comes to smearing China, without even the slightest hint of shame.
Last month, a group of scholars and former statesmen from 48 countries gathered for an online event themed "A New Cold War Against China is Against the Interests of Humanity" and issued a joint statement named "No to the New Cold War" in 14 languages, calling on the US to stop forming cliques and dividing the world.
Some countries have even engaged in building "a small yard with high fences" and creating small, exclusive cliques to stem China's development and impede the progress of mankind, he added.
The BRI does not target any party or seek to form cliques, nor does it attempt to decouple or sever supply chains, Wang said, adding that it pursues the common development of humanity instead, with great vitality and influence.
However, he noted people still see a few countries are keen to form cliques and blocs and divide the world by ideology under the current circumstances.
The ministry said that international export control efforts now face a number of challenges, mainly related to the abuse of export control measures and unreasonable discriminatory restrictions, attempts by countries to form small cliques and work against true multilateralism.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday that China firmly rejected the US abuse of export controls, by coercing or alluring other countries, to build small cliques to contain China and to defend its own hegemony and selfish interests.
Given the global challenges and strategic competition risks, the international community must adhere to a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security philosophy, stick to the principles of the UN Charter and international laws, abandon the Cold-War mentality, oppose unilateralism, and refrain from clique politics and camp confrontation, if it is to step out of the woods.
Some hobby-based cliques turned into channels for offering, accepting bribesChina's top anti-corruption watchdogs have reiterated opposition to cliques and political and interest groups within the Communist Party of China, calling for all Party members to be vigilant about avoiding such organizations.
The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Commission of Supervision, which serve in tandem as the nation's top anti-corruption watchdogs, restated their opposition to cliques on their website on Tuesday after a former high-ranking official, accused of seriously violating Party discipline and the law, was placed under investigation.
It noted that some cliques set up wine, mahjong or fishing circles with people who enjoy these hobbies, and then take advantage of the relationships formed to offer or accept bribes.
A ban on the formation of cliques, or circles, within the Party can be found in an intra-Party regulation on political culture.
It called for Party officials to lead by example and avoid cliques, adding that the senior members will be the primary targets of investigations.
Chen was one of several other former members placed under investigation for being involved in cliques.
The documentary revealed many details of how he formed cliques and expanded his political ambitions to amass greater political power and financial benefits.