On Feb. 23, China's Foreign Ministry held a longer than usual press conference that concentrated on the growing diplomatic tension with the United States. The Chinese attitude expressed on a number of issues indicates that relations are not going to improve in the near future unless Washington appeases Beijing across the board. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Qin Gang stated, Recently, due to reasons such as US announcement of arms sales to Taiwan and US leader's meeting with Dalai, China-US relations have been severely undermined. This is what we don't want to see and the responsibility goes completely to the US side..... The US side should earnestly abide by the principles set in the three China-US communiqués and the China-US Joint Statement, respect China's core interests and major concerns, and prudently and properly handle relevant sensitive issues so as to create conditions for the improvement and development of China-US relations. On your last...(Read Full Post)