On April 16, Press Counselor and Spokesman of the Chinese Embassy to the United States Wang Baodong lodged a solemn representation with Tony Maddox, Executive Vice President of CNN International based at CNN's Atlanta headquarters, over its commentator Jack Cafferty's vile remarks against the Chinese people.

 

Wang said, Cafferty maliciously attacked the Chinese people in his remarks on April 9. This drew strong indignation from the Chinese people at home and abroad. The Spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the remarks, head of the Foreign Ministry's Information Department also lodged a solemn representation with CNN's Beijing executives, and solemnly urged CNN and Cafferty to make a sincere apology to the Chinese people. As instructed, I would lodge a solemn representation to the CNN headquarter.

 

Wang pointed out that the statement issued by CNN on April 15 failed to apologize for Cafferty's words which seriously violate the professional ethics of journalism and maliciously attack the Chinese people but shifted the spearhead against the Chinese government in order to continue to mislead the public opinion. Such a vile motive to deceive the Chinese people will never succeed but will only make people around the world to realize CNN has no professional reputation at all. The righteous people and fair public opinion will be on the side of the Chinese people.

 

Wang stressed that journalistic professionals should abide by their ethics and don't have the privilege to slander or rail at anybody or any government. CNN's recent reporting programs completely went against the principles of being objective and balanced that the network often claimed as its basic standards for news coverage and even the moral standards. We once again solemnly urge CNN and Cafferty to take back the insulting remarks and make a sincere apology to all the Chinese people.