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| ‘Remedy the mistake or bear the consequences’: China hits back at US over sanctions on military | |
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| Beijing has threatened that Washington will face “consequences” if it doesn’t withdraw the recent batch of sanctions against China over military cooperation with Russia. | Beijing has threatened that Washington will face “consequences” if it doesn’t withdraw the recent batch of sanctions against China over military cooperation with Russia. |
| China’s Foreign Ministry did not mince words, saying Washington should immediately correct its “mistakes” before it’s too late or face the consequences for the decision. | China’s Foreign Ministry did not mince words, saying Washington should immediately correct its “mistakes” before it’s too late or face the consequences for the decision. |
| “We strongly call on the US to remedy the mistake and cancel the sanctions. Otherwise, the US has to bear the consequences,” spokesperson Geng Shuang said as cited by Chinese media. | “We strongly call on the US to remedy the mistake and cancel the sanctions. Otherwise, the US has to bear the consequences,” spokesperson Geng Shuang said as cited by Chinese media. |
| The Trump administration slapped China’s Equipment Development Department – the country’s leading arms acquisition body – with penalties on Thursday. Beijing’s decision to purchase Russian Su-35 fighter jets and S-400 surface-to-air missile system drew Washington’s ire. The US stressed that Moscow is in fact is the “ultimate target” of the restrictions. | The Trump administration slapped China’s Equipment Development Department – the country’s leading arms acquisition body – with penalties on Thursday. Beijing’s decision to purchase Russian Su-35 fighter jets and S-400 surface-to-air missile system drew Washington’s ire. The US stressed that Moscow is in fact is the “ultimate target” of the restrictions. |
| The US’ measures will not, however, affect Sino-Russian strategic cooperation, which will only further grow, Geng stated. | The US’ measures will not, however, affect Sino-Russian strategic cooperation, which will only further grow, Geng stated. |
| The latest punitive measures appear to be nothing but an instrument to shield US financial interests. | |
| “Sanctions are used as a weapon of unfair competition — all of this we perfectly remember from the situation with the Nord Stream 2,” Senator Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the Russian Upper House Committee for International Relations, said. | |
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