China warns U.S. against blackmail, coercion in upcoming talks

Beijing on Wednesday warned the U.S. against using upcoming talks in Geneva to attempt to coerce or blackmail China, promising that such tactics would be fruitless. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will travel to Geneva this weekend and meet with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday. He, “as the Chinese lead person for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, will have a meeting with the U.S. lead person Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,” MFA said. The...