China has urged the United States to immediately revoke an arms sale to the Taiwan region, saying the sale constitutes a serious violation of the one-China principle.
China hopes the U.S. side will create favorable conditions for the two nations to expand trade cooperation, said Gao Feng, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, on Thursday.
Container shipping rates from China and Southeast Asia to the east coast of North America have surpassed $20,000 per twenty-foot equivalent unit, or TEU, CCTV reported on Wednesday.
Beijing and Washington should "avoid creating confrontation" as they roll out efforts at a working level to translate into reality the consensus reached at the recent high-level strategic dialogue in Anchorage, Alaska, a senior diplomat said.
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Sunday of the need to be alert to some political forces' efforts in the United States to push the U.S. and China toward a "new Cold War". He also urged Washington to cooperate with Beijing in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.