The United States on Saturday called Beijing's decision to ban all US diplomats on Chinese soil a "promotion", the latest in a series of reprimands over the ongoing dispute over foreign missions.
Relations between the world's two top
economies have deteriorated in recent months, with both sides locked in dreams
of trade disputes, human rights and the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
China on Friday announced "collective
sanctions" against US diplomats, just days after Washington announced new
sanctions on staff working for foreign missions in Beijing.
Beijing said indefinite retaliatory
measures would be imposed’ on US embassy and consulate staff, including the
consulate general and its staff in Hong Kong, calling the move a
"legitimate and necessary response."
But the United States said on Saturday
that the Chinese move was more than enough.
A State Department spokesman, speaking on
condition of anonymity, said Beijing's move was "increasing", citing
the fact that its representative in Hong Kong had been targeted’ and Chinese
nationals had been, targeted. Met a new meeting. “Meetings with Americans were
banned in the form of "need for advance notice".
Using the acronym of the People's Republic
of China, the spokesman said, "The terms of the notification now include
US citizens who have no affiliation with the US government. We have no such
requirement for PRC citizens."
The controversy over foreign missions
began in July when Washington ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in
Houston, signaling to Beijing to suspend its US presence in Chengdu. '
The fight against diplomatic posts is just
one front in the growing conflict between the United States and China.
Washington has imposed sanctions on
officials accused of helping Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in the
Xinjiang region ignore China's large-scale presence.
Last month, it blacklisted officials it
accused of suppressing "freedom and the democratic process" in Hong
Kong, leading to the imposition of national security laws to destabilize
citizens. It had begun. The unrest had to be removed’.
The move forced China to impose sanctions
on several prominent Americans.
President Donald Trump has also reacted
sharply to Chinese officials, blaming Beijing for the global spread of the coronavirus.
And Washington has additionally accused
Chinese tech companies and platforms - from Huawei to Tik Tok - of working in
the interests of the Chinese Communist Party.
According to technology company Microsoft,
Beijing on Friday denied that it was trying to interfere in the upcoming US
presidential election. It thwarted the cyber security of groups abroad,
including China.
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