US, UK both criticized for excluding Chinese firms

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying on Friday slammed recent remarks made by US officials, including US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, accusing China of coercing other countries.

"I've read relevant reports. Speaking of coercion, I think the international community will first think of the United States," Hua told reporters at a regular news briefing in Beijing.

For some time, some US politicians have been going around the world pressuring other countries, including allies, to follow suit on various issues, hype up ideological confrontation, try to tie other countries to their anti-Communism and anti-China chariot and even arbitrarily threaten to resort to sanctions, she said.