China's top diplomat accused the United States of trying to suppress China and criticized Europe's view of Beijing in a wide-ranging press conference on Thursday.
The United States had failed to fulfil its promises and had extended its sanctions on China, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday during a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress.
He questioned whether - if it regarded China as such a threat - the US had the self-confidence of a great power.
Washington should cooperate with Beijing for a stable development of relations, Wang said. A conflict between China and the US would have "unimaginable consequences," he said.
Washington has repeatedly sanctioned China, including cutting off China's access to cutting-edge technology in the chip sector. It has criticized Chinese companies suspected of violating human rights in the north-western Chinese province of Xinjiang and suspects Beijing of supplying Russia with important technology needed for the war against Ukraine.
China has responded to Western sanctions by, for example, restricting the export of rare earth elements, which are vital for manufacturing in the technology sector.
In the same press conference, Wang accused the EU of having misconceptions of China. The fact that Brussels has described the world's second-largest economy as "a partner for cooperation, an economic competitor and a systemic rival" does "not correspond to the facts," said the 70-year-old.
This had unnecessarily disturbed the development of EU-China relations, he argued.
In recent months an ongoing anti-subsidy investigation by Brussels into car manufacturers in China has put considerable strain on the relationship between the two major trading partners.
