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China and the United States crossed their charges yesterday after President Donald Trump prevented by decree that US companies use the technology of companies claiming to spy on Washington. Although the decree does not designate any particular company, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei said the measure was aimed at its company after the United States accused it of espionage. To this new escalation of tensions between the two powers, is added the arrest by the Chinese authorities of two Canadian citizens accused of collection, disclosure and sale of state secrets to foreign forces.

"Nobody regards this movement as constructive or friendly," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang, referring to the latest US decision. "I ask the United States to stop using these practices," Kang told Washington. The Asian company Huawei also presented its statements. "Limiting to Huawei the opportunity to do business in the United States will not make this country safer or stronger, instead it will only serve to limit the United States to lower and higher alternatives. expensive, "said the company, noting that Washington's decision only affected consumers in this country.

The trade dispute between the two powers takes about a year in which both have focused on the application of economic sanctions against each other. After more than ten rounds of negotiations, China and the United States have failed to end the conflict and, according to their latest statements, do not plan to solve it in the short term.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman added that his region is opposed to countries that create problems by invoking national security as an excuse, while ensuring that foreign companies do not worry. of the situation.

These claims come after Trump declared Wednesday a national emergency prohibiting US companies to use technological equipment companies pretending to spy on the country, which could restrict trade with companies like Huawei. "China will take all necessary measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of our businesses," said Kang. In the same vein, the Asian giant's trade ministry yesterday urged the United States to end the decree targeting China. "This order is an abuse of national security and involves unilateral trade sanctions," Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng told reporters at a news conference. Similarly, Gao urged the United States to abide by market rules and to create a transparent and impartial business environment for foreign companies. Although Trump's decree is directed against the "foreign opponents" of the United States, he does not specifically name China either.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said conciliatingly that reaching agreements meant "good faith, mutual respect, equality and benefits for both parties". He added that, despite the difficulties that US decisions imply for its economy, China has always offered a positive attitude.

The Asian giant's press, however, did not adopt a conciliatory attitude. On the contrary, the main local media attacked Washington denouncing the fact that the United States ignores the laws and the facts. "The United States is resorting to unreasonable, arbitrary and irrational harbadment tactics, endangering bilateral relations and global economic growth," the editorial of the daily newspaper Pueblo said.

It remains however to be seen how the Trump Executive Order restricts the purchase of telecommunication equipment by Huawei, who is in the eye of the hurricane after US accusations that in turn attempt to Prevent the Chinese company is done with the control of 5G mobile networks.

Amid reciprocal sanctions, Beijing yesterday ordered the arrest of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor targeted for spying. The businessman Spavor is accused of illegal sale of state secrets and intelligence intelligence to foreign forces, while diplomat Kovrig is accused of having collected. "China has taken coercive measures against these individuals in accordance with the law, everything that is done in China is done according to the law and we hope that Canada will not make irresponsible comments about the judicial proceedings of others. country, "said the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of China.

Spavor, on the other hand, is one of the few Westerners he has met and has forged close relations with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Kovrig, meanwhile, is a diplomat who did his professional work in Beijing and at the UN and also organized the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to China in December 2017.

The case, however, seems limited to the Asian country's offensive to obtain the release of Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, arrested in Canada on December 1 at the request of the United States. Meng, soon released, has been accused by Washington of committing fraud to violate trade sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran, trading with the Islamic country. Although China avoids linking these two cases, the arrests coincide with the "serious threats" it then launched against Canada and which were seen as a new measure of pressure for the North American country to put Meng at liberty .