China's new foreign minister says relations with U.S. have 'entirely deviated' from a rational path

Yes, we've heard a very clear position on U.S.-China relations from the new foreign minister, Qin Gang. He's basically warning everyone that the relationship is in a very difficult situation. Let's just take a look. He's put the pressure on the U.S.

to say that China is certainly going to respond. It's not going to act as it was in the past. He specifically pointed to the guard rails that the U.S. government has been talking about, saying that what the U.S. wants by saying guard Yes, we've heard a very clear position on U.

S.-China relations from the new foreign minister, Qin Gang. He's basically warning everyone that the relationship is in a very difficult situation. Let's just take a look. He's put the pressure on the U.S. to say that China is certainly going to respond.

It's not going to act as it was in the past. He specifically pointed to the guard rails that the U.S. government has been talking about, saying that what the U.S. wants by saying guard rails is that China won't respond. He says that's simply not possible.

If you also look at his comments on the balloon situation, he reiterated China's stance that this is an unmanned vehicle subject to forces beyond its control. In terms of what it means for the U.S.-China relationship, he says that this relationship has entirely deviated from a rational path. Again, warning rails is that China won't respond. He says that's simply not possible. If you also look at his comments on the balloon situation, he reiterated China's stance that this is an unmanned vehicle subject to forces beyond its control.

In terms of what it means for the U.S.-China relationship, he says that this relationship has entirely deviated from a rational path. Again, warning words there. What really stood out is he was very firm in saying if the U.S.-China relationship keeps going down its path and that the U.

S. doesn't hit the brakes, then there might be conflict or confrontation. So very strong words there. On Taiwan, it's essentially what we've heard before from the Foreign Ministry that the issue is a red line that cannot be crossed between U.S.-China words there. What really stood out is he was very firm in saying if the U.

S.-China relationship keeps going down its path and that the U.S. doesn't hit the brakes, then there might be conflict or confrontation. So very strong words there. On Taiwan, it's essentially what we've heard before from the Foreign Ministry that the issue is a red line that cannot be crossed between U.S.

-China relations and also on Ukraine war, again, encouraging negotiations, a peaceful resolution of to the crisis there. So in all, if you think about all his comments and especially from the mix of journalists who are allowed to be at the press conference here, it's Qinggang really presenting China's future foreign policies and alternative to what he calls the Western systems relations and also on Ukraine war, again, encouraging negotiations, a peaceful resolution of to the crisis there. So in all, if you think about all his comments and especially from the mix of journalists who are allowed to be at the press conference here, it's Qinggang really presenting China's future foreign policies and alternative to what he calls the Western systems and that China has its own ideas, own way. And while it's not as antagonistic as Wolf Warrior foreign policy, it's certainly going to be different. and that China has its own ideas, own way. And while it's not as antagonistic as Wolf Warrior foreign policy, it's certainly going to be different.

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