China-US Tensions are Escalating

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang lambasted the United States’ confrontational attitude on various issues related to China. If the US does not restrain itself conflict between the two countries will be difficult to avoid

AP/MARK SCHIEFELBEIN

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang arrives for a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

BEIJING, KOMPAS — Tensions between China and the United States continue to escalate. The Chinese government’s view is that if the US does not immediately step on the brakes and change its strategy in establishing relations with China, conflict between the two superpowers will be difficult to avoid and could bring disastrous consequences.

In his first official press conference as China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qin Gang, who previously served as China's Ambassador to the US, repeated with a sarcastic edge the confrontational steps taken by the US toward China. In his view, US and China relations have deviated from a rational path.