China hopes and believes that the new Dutch government will continue to uphold an objective and rational attitude toward China, and work with it to promote the sound development of the bilateral relationship, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in Beijing on Tuesday.
The ministry's spokesman Lin Jian was responding to a media query about the new Dutch government at a daily press briefing.
"Both China and the Netherlands are important economies in the world and are each other's major cooperation partner. Over the decades, the two sides have been advancing mutually beneficial cooperation in the spirit of openness and practical results, which has benefited the two peoples. Such effort serves the common interests of the two countries, and is conducive to developing relations between China and Europe and keeping the global industrial and supply chains stable. We hope and believe that the new Dutch government will continue to uphold an objective and rational attitude toward China and work with China to promote the sound development of the bilateral relationship," said Lin.
China expects new Dutch gov't to continue to promote bilateral relations: spokesman
The Iranian government on Wednesday released footage it says was of missile debris from the deadly school attack in Minab, Iran's southern province of Hormozgan, on Feb 28, providing fresh evidence that the United States military was behind the attack.
The video obtained by China Media Group (CMG) from the Iranian government shows that some of the fragments said to be from the missile are marked with detailed information, including the place of origin, manufacturer and serial number of the parts. Markings such as "Made in USA" and "Raytheon Company" can be clearly seen on the debris.
The United States has repeatedly denied carrying out the attack on the elementary school in Minab, where Iranian state media says at least 165 people were killed, most of them young girls.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei reiterated in an exclusive interview with CMG on Tuesday that the school was hit by missiles twice on Feb 28, with the second attack coming as rescuers gathered at the site, resulting in a large number of casualties.
Baghaei said the United States and Israel must be held responsible for such criminal acts.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that an ongoing military investigation has preliminarily determined that the deadly school attack was the result of a targeting error.
Officials briefed on the investigation told the newspaper that officers at the U.S. Central Command generated the strike coordinates using outdated intelligence provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, leading to the targeting mistake.
The findings are preliminary, and key questions remain unresolved, including why the outdated information was not double-checked, officials quoted by the newspaper said.
Iran says new evidence proves U.S. behind deadly school attack
