beijing china foreign ministry thursday urge u.s. republican party stop make groundless accusations china party platform say china practice cultural genocide tibet ludicrous claim south china sea china government generally avoid make direct comment election wary see interfere though april chinese finance minister lou jiwei call republican presidential candidate donald trump irrational type due tariff proposal import chinese goods english-language statement issue via official xinhua news agency thursday ministry say republican platform contain accusations china issue relate taiwan tibet trade south china sea interference china internal affairs political party unite state view china development objective rational manner correctly understand issue emerge bilateral tie ministry say hope relevant party stop groundless accusations china interference china domestic affairs contribute bilateral trust cooperation add platform adopt monday say china assert preposterous claim south china sea distract people economic problems practice cultural genocide tibet xinjiang reaffirm commitment sell weapons self-ruled taiwan china foreign ministry say promote stable growth relations serve interest countries peace development asia-pacific region world side adhere right direction chinese officials admit know little trump compare democratic rival hillary clinton extensive deal china secretary state china upset u.s. republican platform south china sea tibet