China helps South Asian countries enhance development capabilities: Spokesperson.

BEIJING -- :China and South Asian countries are good neighbours and partners and China helped these countries enhance their development capabilities, Chinese Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Friday.

"China and South Asian countries are good neighbours, good friends and good partners. With mutual respect, equality and joint development, we help these countries enhance their development capabilities," he said during his regular briefing while responding to accusations levelled by a diplomat of the US State Department regarding China's loans to some South Asian countries.

The spokesperson said, "Ms. Wells has said similar things before. This is distortion and smearing of...