China blames US hawks for risking 'new Cold War'

Foreign minister says Americans should give up on trying to change China

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi lays out Beijing's positions on a range of issues via video link on May 24. © Reuters

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- China's foreign minister on Sunday argued that political forces in the U.S. are pushing the two powers into a new Cold War when they should be cooperating against the coronavirus.

Wang Yi also warned the U.S. against trying to change China, defended Beijing's handling of the pandemic and made a case for more control of Hong Kong in a news conference that lasted over an hour and a half.

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