China foreign minister slams US 'reckless provocation' after consulate closures

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BEIJING (AFP) - China's foreign minister on Tuesday (July 28) slammed the US for 'reckless provocation of confrontation' after both sides ordered tit-for-tat closures of each other's consulates, but called for 'rational communication' between the two powers.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BEIJING - China's foreign minister on Tuesday slammed the US for"reckless provocation of confrontation" after both sides ordered tit-for-tat closures of each other's consulates, but called for"rational communication" between the two powers.

Wang Yi warned in a call with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian that China-US relations could"fall into the abyss of confrontation" and called for the international community to resist"any unilateral or hegemonic act", according to a transcript published by the foreign ministry.

 

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