FATF should not politicize by any single country’s agenda: China

There are some countries which want to include Pakistan in the blacklist, Department of Asian Affairs of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

BEIJING: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) forum should not be politicised by countries to pursue their agenda, said a top Chinese foreign ministry official.

“China does not want the FATF to be politicised by any single country. There are some countries which want to include Pakistan in the blacklist. They have political designs which China is against,” said Deputy Director General Yao Wen at the Department of Asian Affairs of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Speaking to a group of Pakistani jou­r­nalists, Mr Yao said China bloc­k­ed attempts to include Pakistan in the blacklist. “We made it clear to the US and India that we cannot do it. It goes beyond the purpose of FATF,” he added.