China has duty to safeguard rights of businesses and citizens

China supports the company and individual in question in seeking legal redress to protect their own interests and refusing to be victimized like silent lambs, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a news conference on the sidelines of the annual legislative session.

Wang said that the Chinese government has and will continue to take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses and citizens.

"This is the duty of the Chinese government," he said.

Wang said that recent action against a particular Chinese company and individual is by no means a pure judicial case but a deliberate political move to bring them down.

He also said that what China is standing up for is not just the interests of a company, but also a country or nation's legitimate rights to development and the basic rights of all countries who wish to climb up the technology ladder.

"People can tell right and wrong and justice will have its day," he said.