U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns has accused Beijing of undermining diplomatic efforts and making exchanges between the two nations nearly impossible, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. According to Burns, Chinese authorities have been interrogating and intimidating Chinese citizens attending U.S. Embassy events and have obstructed Chinese students from attending U.S. universities. A concert organized by the U.S. Embassy was abruptly canceled due to a venue cutting off electricity without explanation. These actions contradict the agreement made last year between President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to enhance engagement between Chinese and American citizens. In response, China's Foreign Ministry has rejected these accusations, calling them far-fetched and inconsistent with the mutual understandings reached by both presidents. Chinese state media and experts have countered by blaming the U.S. for hindering bilateral relations and politicizing educational exchanges.
⚡️#China is not neutral when it comes to the #Russia-#Ukraine war and has sided with Vladimir #Putin, US ambassador to #Beijing Nicholas Burns said, Sky News reported.
US can't shirk blame for hindering people-to-people exchanges with China: Global Times editorial https://t.co/ft3FJu0ez5
Global Times: "The US treats China as an 'imaginary enemy,' and its intention for great-power competition is so obvious…The explanations provided by Burns are more about seizing the high ground of public opinion than sincerely solving practical problems." https://t.co/SpKJ3d2rlZ
China Daily editorial: "Nicholas Burns should know better than most China-bashing politicians in Washington the root cause of the strained Sino-US ties…It is the US side that has left no stone unturned in seeking to scupper engagement." https://t.co/kLIUJX5akV
China's support for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine through the provision of technology for missiles and other weaponry is a "major mistake," U.S. Ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns said Wednesday. https://t.co/JFJEC36NvN
U.S. ambassador calls China’s tech support for Russia during Ukraine invasion a ‘major mistake’ https://t.co/JtxipGCIFG
U.S. ambassador Nicholas Burns calls China’s tech support for Russia during Ukraine invasion a ‘major mistake’ https://t.co/dFQ3ySOQ63 https://t.co/xQ3G5mZWhh
#Editorial: Politicizing study abroad programs and research collaborations has a huge detrimental impact on people-to-people exchanges between #China and the #US. https://t.co/DUlZ9XTo8f https://t.co/GwxyUUBNhE
China says "they’re in favor of reconnecting our two populations, but they’re taking dramatic steps to make it impossible” by interrogating people who attend US-organized events and whipping up anti-American sentiment says US Ambassador @RNicholasBurns https://t.co/S36Hal8v6B
#Editorial: How the image of the #US is perceived by the Chinese and people around the world fundamentally depends on the US' actions. Hindering and disrupting people-to-people exchanges will harm US reputation internationally. https://t.co/DUlZ9XSQiH https://t.co/EC83sLSm03
Keep lecturing China on who they can trade with - that will end well. “China’s support for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine through the provision of technology for missiles and other weaponry is a “major mistake,” U.S. Ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns said Wednesday.” https://t.co/wum3EKqQ3s
Some Chinese experts told the Global Times on Wednesday that the US is inconsistent in words and deeds in promoting bilateral relations and that the obstacles set by the US have hindered normal communication between the two peoples and are not conducive to long-term stability in… https://t.co/xXtnCur9gl
#ChinaDailyEditorial Burns should do more to tell Washington what China is really like and the harm its curbing of interactions has done to Sino-US relations, rather than trying to teach China what to do to make Washington happy. https://t.co/BdAQQio8yY
China rejects U.S. envoy's comment that it hinders people-to-people exchanges https://t.co/q4y7wuLAxn https://t.co/rztsxddmux
⚠️ CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, ON REPORT U.S. OFFICIAL SAYING CHINESE GOVT MAKING EXCHANGES WITH U.S. 'IMPOSSIBLE': THESE REMARKS ARE FAR-FETCHED AND DEVIATE FROM THE IMPORTANT COMMON UNDERSTANDINGS REACHED BY BOTH PRESIDENTS OF THE COUNTRIES
U.S. ambassador accuses China of undermining bilateral ties, Wall Street Journal reports https://t.co/sciUyj29F0
President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed last year to boost engagement between ordinary Chinese and Americans, but the U.S. ambassador now says Beijing is undermining those ties https://t.co/QcR4TpDYhG https://t.co/QcR4TpDYhG
The Chinese government has been interrogating and intimidating Chinese citizens who attend events organized by the U.S. Embassy in China and have made it more difficult for Chinese students to attend U.S. universities, says the U.S. Ambassador to China. https://t.co/NwmETIO511
NEW: In Rare Rebuke, U.S. Ambassador Accuses China of Undermining Diplomacy “In one case, a venue pulled the literal plug on a concert organized by the U.S. Embassy without explanation, saying there would be no electricity on the day of the event.” https://t.co/RwLB6IIXKM
NEW: US ambassador says Beijing making US-China exchanges ‘impossible’: WSJ https://t.co/3trJoguvpQ