China on Friday accused the United States of abusing its national authority by blacklisting more than 60 Chinese companies, claiming that Washington “ignored the consensus” reached between US President Donald Trump. Donald Trump And the Chinese leader Xi Jinping In Beijing in May.
The Chinese embassy in Washington said: “The United States ignored the consensus reached by the leaders of China and the United States during their meeting in Beijing.”
It also added that the Trump administration “excessively expanded the concept of national security, abused state power and unjustifiably suppressed Chinese enterprises, seriously undermining their legitimate rights and interests.”
Sources familiar with the matter told the South China Morning Post that while the recent tit-for-tat measures are unhelpful, they are unlikely to negatively impact Xi’s potential visit to the United States in September.
Amid fragile stability, affected Chinese technology companies have taken legal steps to fight the Pentagon designation.
