China’s top diplomat has slammed the United States for failing to hold up its end of the bargain to improve bilateral relations.
Incrimination has reached an “unimaginable level” as methods to suppress China are recycled and refashioned, and unilateral sanctions are constantly extended, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Relations between the world’s two biggest economies remained uneasy under the weight of rivalry on multiple fronts, notably in technology and security in the Asia region. This is in spite of last November’s landmark meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Wang claimed that the U.S. continued to hold an incorrect perception of the Chinese and its promises have yet to be fulfilled.
“The methods used to suppress China are constantly being reused under a new guise, the list of unilateral sanctions is constantly being extended, and the level of incrimination has reached an unimaginable level,” Wang told reporters at a press conference on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on Thursday.
“If the U.S. always says one thing and does another, where is the credibility of a major country? If the U.S. becomes nervous and anxious whenever it hears the word ‘China, where does the confidence of a major country lie?”
He also questioned the existence of international justice and fair competition if America ís allowed to maintain that only it can prosper and monopolize the high-end aspect of the global supply chain.
President Biden has been strengthening efforts to build an alternative high-tech supply chain to reduce reliance on China manufacturing. At the center are restrictions to export advanced chips and semiconductor equipment by the U.S. and its allies.
At the heart of the tensions is Taiwan, which produces most of the world’s advanced semiconductors, a self-governing democracy that Beijing claims to be its own.
Wang reminded the press that Biden in his meeting with Xi had reiterated that America doesn’t support “Taiwan independence” nor does it seek to suppress China’s development.
He emphasized that Taiwan is part of China and January’s Taiwanese election results will not change that.
Those who “condone and support ‘Taiwan independence’ are challenging China’s sovereignty,” he warned.
“If a certain country insists on maintaining official relations with the Taiwan region, it is interfering in China’s internal affairs.”
Edited by Mike Firn and Taejun Kang.