US urged to honor commitments to China

The recent rhetoric about a "China threat" and calls by some US officials and lawmakers to intensify curbs on exports and investment run counter to the commitments that US President Joe Biden made in his recent summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California, a top Chinese envoy has said.

"We hope the US side will move in the same direction with China (and) earnestly translate President Biden's positive statements and commitments into actions," said Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng, adding that backpedaling must be avoided, still less saying one thing but doing another.

Xie made the remarks during a meeting with a group of 20 young US specialists on China on Monday at the Chinese embassy in Washington.