China's foreign minister railed at U.S. strategy in his first news conference in the role.
Qin Gang, China's foreign minister, accused the United States of trying to hobble China in his fiery inaugural press conference on Tuesday in which he rejected attempts to put a floor under the rapidly deteriorating relationship between both countries.
American views had"entirely deviated from the rational and sound track," said Qin, who likened the perception of China as the U.S.'s"primary rival" to"the first button in a shirt being put wrong."since official ties were established 44 years ago. Meanwhile, the two economies remain deeply intertwined, with each counting the other as its largest trading partner.
The countries remain at odds over a number of issues, from the U.S.'s increasingly forward-leaning support for Taiwan to China's strategic alignment with Russia and its implications for theChina's foreign minister, Qin Gang, attends his first press conference on March 7, 2023, in Beijing, China. He accused the United States of trying to hobble China.
Washington's desire for guardrails"simply means that China should not respond in words or action when slandered or attacked. That is just impossible," Qin said, repeating an argument Chinese scholars have made in private."An accident can reveal something fundamental," Qin said of
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