A senior Chinese diplomat told an international forum in Beijing Monday there could be “disastrous” consequences if the US treats China as an “enemy.”
China’s Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng warned against blaming Beijing for all of Washington’s problems, as both sides prepare to restart talks to end the year-long trade war.
“The economic imbalance, polarization between the rich and poor, the aging of infrastructure — all of those have their own causes, but it’s not because of China. (You) shouldn’t see China as the scapegoat,” Le told the World Peace Forum at Tsinghua University.
“It’s stupid to see China as (an) enemy and there will be disastrous consequences to do so.”
US President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire in the raging trade war between the two countries in June, after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the G20 in Japan.
Talks unexpectedly stalled in early May, with both sides blaming the other.
While trade negotiations between the two countries now seem to be back on track, tensions between Washington and Beijing are still rising on a number of fronts…….read more
Source: CNN
