China warns US travelers about "shootings"

China has warned its citizens to "properly assess the risks" of traveling to the United States in light of recent "shootings" as tensions between the superpowers rise.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has warned of threats such as robbery and gun violence, state media said.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry also said that US law enforcement forces "harassed" its citizens with interrogations.

This comes amid a power struggle between China and the United States over trade.

The United States relaunched the trade war with tariff increases in May and widened the conflict by blacklisting Chinese tech giant Huawei.

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Both parties have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars worth of reciprocal goods over the past year, disrupting trade and harming the global economy.

What exactly did China say?

"Recently, shootings, robberies and robberies often take place in the US The Ministry of Culture and Tourism reminds Chinese tourists to fully assess the risks of traveling to the United States to travel", said an anchor to CCTV Reuters Translation.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a press conference that the warning was "necessary given the current situation."

"For some time now, American forces have harassed Chinese citizens with interrogations at the entrance or exit, as well as on-site interviews, among other forms," ​​he said. .

"As a result, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a tourist recall, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in the United States decided to issue this reminder to raise awareness about safety, I think a responsible government should do. "

What is behind the US-China tensions?

The United States accuses China of playing unfairly in the trade for years and said that the Huawei technology company posed a risk to its national security.

The Chinese refute this and see more and more US initiatives as an attempt to reduce China's growing influence on the planet.

It is only recently that the two largest economies in the world seemed to be on the brink of an agreement. While negotiations were still ongoing, the Trump administration accused China of failing to keep its promises and more than doubled tariffs on $ 200 billion of Chinese goods.

He also added Huawei to a list of companies with which US companies can not trade without a license.

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China has responded with some tariff increases.

Although no discussion is planned so far, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are expected to meet at the G20 leaders' meeting at the end of June.

Analysts are not optimistic about the prospect of a breakthrough, especially after the two parties have recently pinpointed themselves to find themselves in the commercial stalemate.