China Tells Biden’s Blinken: ‘You Do Not Come from a Position of Strength’

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YANG JIECHI (via translator): “Well, I think we thought too well of the United States. We thought that the U.S. side will follow the necessary diplomatic protocols. So for China it was necessary that we make our position clear. So let me say here that in front of the Chinese side, United States does not have the qualification to say that it wants to speak to China from a position of strength.”