China's embassy in Ecuador said it firmly opposes recent social-media
accusations by an individual U.S. State Department official that a Chinese-built
Sinclair hydroelectric plant in Ecuador involved poor workmanship, contract
breaches, saddled local governments with debt and harmed the environment. The
embassy called the claims unfounded, said China‑Ecuador cooperation is grounded
in mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit and enjoys broad support, and
urged third parties not to interfere with Latin American countries' choice of
partners, asking the U.S. official to stop sowing discord.
