Along with fulminating against the United States, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi reasserted China's South China Sea claims, blasted Japan for its past aggression and covered a wide range of other issues during his annual meeting with journalists.

No country should fantasize that they can suppress China and maintain good relations with China at the same time, he said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday criticized the United States for imposing tariffs on Chinese imports and vowed to "resolutely retaliate" if Washington continues to increase pressure on Beijing.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China will continue to retaliate to the United States’ “arbitrary tariffs” and accused Washington of “meeting good with evil” in a press conference Friday on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session.

Beijing will "resolutely counter" U.S. pressure on tariffs and the fentanyl issue, China's foreign minister said on Friday, adding that major powers "should not bully the weak", in a veiled swipe at the Trump administration's foreign policy.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has threatened retaliation against the US for imposing tariffs, accusing them of

No country should fantasize that it can suppress China and maintain a good relationship with China at the same time,” said Wang Yi.

China’s top diplomat accused Donald Trump of taking a hypocritical approach to bilateral ties and denounced tariffs, as tensions rise between the world’s largest economies.

On Tuesday, the U.S. doubled its tariffs on Chinese imports to 20 percent. China in return imposed additional 15 percent duties on American goods.