China says US is the 'inventor of coercive diplomacy'

The United States is the "inventor of coercive diplomacy", China's vice foreign minister Xie Feng told US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday, according to a statement on the foreign ministry website.

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Published : 26 July 2021, 05:24 AM
Updated : 26 July 2021, 05:25 AM

The two are meeting in Tianjin.

The counter measures China take against Washington are "legitimate and reasonable", Xie said.