On Wednesday, China announced it would stop talking to the United States about new plans for controlling weapons and preventing their spread.
Lin Jian, a spokesperson from China’s Foreign Ministry, said this decision came after recent actions by the US.
These actions included selling more weapons to Taiwan and other moves that China says hurt its most important interests and its trust with the US.
Lin Jian said these actions from the US made it hard to keep talking about controlling weapons.
He said China is still willing to talk about controlling weapons on the world stage. But first, he said the US needs to respect China’s most important interests and make it easier for both sides to have conversations.
Lin Jian also said China would make it harder for US officials to get visas.
He accused some US officials of lying about human rights in China and wanting to punish Chinese officials.
This is China’s answer to the US stopping some Chinese officials from getting visas.
Lin Jian also talked about how the United Nations thinks China does a good job with human rights.
He said the UN’s Human Rights Council agreed that China is doing well with human rights. Lin Jian criticized the US for its human rights record.
He said the US should focus on its own problems instead of trying to make trouble for other countries under the name of human rights.
This situation between China and the US is part of a bigger problem between the two countries.
Both countries are having a hard time getting along, and these issues about weapons and human rights make things even harder.
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