China warns US against suppressing it or risk ‘conflict’

Relations between the two superpowers have been tense for years over a number of issues but has worsened after controversy involving a balloon which the US said was a Chinese spying device and shot down last month.

The US should change its recent mistaken policies towards China or “conflict and confrontation” will follow, China’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, while reiterating Beijing’s call for dialogue to end the conflict in Ukraine.