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Tensions between China and the United States intensified on Saturday as China's Foreign Ministry summoned US ambassador to China Terry Branstad to protest the US sanctions on the purchase of drugs. combat aircraft and surface-to-air missiles.
The decision came hours after China canceled trade talks with the United States after Washington imposed new tariffs on Chinese products.
The statement on the Chinese Foreign Ministry's website called the imposition of sanctions a "serious violation of the fundamental principles of international law" and a "hegemonic act". The ministry also wrote that "Sino-Russian military cooperation is the normal cooperation of the two sovereign states and that the United States does not have the right to intervene". US stocks, he said, "have seriously damaged relations" with China.
China had previously called on the United States to withdraw its sanctions, and speaking to reporters on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Beijing had officially protested against the United States.
China's repurchase of weapons from the Russian exporter of Rosoboronexport armaments violated a US law of 2017 aimed at punishing the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin for his interference in the US elections and in other activities. The United States has put in place a visa ban for China 's equipment development department and director Li Shangfu, banning transactions with the US financial system and blocking all property and interests belonging to the country. .
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reported that China had planned to send Deputy Prime Minister Liu He to Washington next week for trade negotiations, but canceled his trip, as well as that of a middle-level delegation that was due to precede.
Earlier Friday, a senior White House official said the US was optimistic about finding a way forward in trade talks with China.
The official told reporters at the White House that China "must come to the table significantly" so that there is progress on the trade dispute.
The official, on condition of anonymity, said there had been no confirmed meeting between the United States and China, but that the two countries "keep in touch".
"The president's team is on the same length as what is required of China," according to the official.
The Trump administration argued that tariffs on Chinese products would force China to negotiate on more favorable terms with the United States.
He demanded that China better protect American intellectual property, including ending the practice of cybermenft. The Trump administration also urged China to allow US companies to gain more access to Chinese markets and reduce its US trade surplus.
Earlier this week, the United States ordered the $ 200 billion additional tariff on Chinese products to come into effect on September 24. China has added 60 billion US dollars to its list of imported products.
The United States has already imposed tariffs on Chinese goods worth $ 50 billion and China has retaliated against an equal amount of US goods.
