China rejects US claims of violating consensus in Geneva talks

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Tuesday rejected the repeated U.S. claims that China is violating the consensus reached during the China-U.S. economic and trade talks in Geneva, urging the United States to stop spreading disinformation.

China has acted in a responsible manner, taking the consensus reached in the Geneva talks seriously and implementing it rigorously, Lin stated at a regular press briefing.

The United States has seriously undermined the consensus by successively introducing multiple discriminatory restrictive measures against China, including issuing guidance on AI chip export controls, halting sales of chip design software to China, and announcing the revocation of visas for Chinese students, Lin said.

The U.S. move has harmed China's legitimate rights and interests, and China firmly opposes this and has lodged stern representations, the spokesperson said.

Stressing that pressure and coercion are not the correct ways to deal with China, he urged the United States to respect the facts, stop spreading disinformation, correct its own mistakes and take concrete actions to safeguard the consensus reached during the Geneva talks.