Beijing urged Washington to stop "demonising" China on Monday as rancour marked the start of talks with the highest-level US envoy to visit under President Joe Biden's administration. "We urge the United States to change its highly misguided mindset and dangerous policy," the statement quoted Xie as saying, adding that Washington views China as an "imagined enemy". Sherman will also meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. "China will not accept any country's self-proclaimed superiority," he was quoted as saying in a foreign ministry statement Saturday. The United States also rallied allies including NATO for a rare joint condemnation last week of alleged large-scale cyberattacks from China.

Source: Mint July 26, 2021 04:30 UTC