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(Reuters) – The United States should choose dialogue and consultation with China rather than applying “unacceptable” unilateral sanctions against Chinese companies, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.
He urged the United States to stop “overloading the notion of national security” and “the arbitrary suppression of Chinese companies.”
“We need to replace sanctions with dialogue and consultations,” he said in a special address to the Asia Society that focused primarily on the state of China-US relations.
Washington confirmed on Friday that it would add dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker SMIC, to a trade blacklist, a move seen as the latest in President Donald Trump’s efforts to cement his tough legacy with China.
Beijing has taken note of the four political priorities of US President-elect Joe Biden, who will take office on January 20, Wang added, and believes that at least three of them: response to COVID-19, economic recovery and change. climate. provide space for cooperation between the two countries.
(Reporting by Tom Daly; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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