China says ‘political virus’ pushing Sino-US ties to brink of new cold war
China said on Sunday that relations with the United States were on “the brink of a new cold war” with US politicians not leaving any opportunity to attack and discredit China."This political virus is spreading in the US, and jumping at any opportunity to attack and slander China. Some politicians ignore the basic facts and make up countless lies and conspiracy theories against China," China’s Foreign minister Wang Yi said.But while the top Chinese diplomat hit back at the US politicians who were pushing the two sides to "the brink of a new Cold War" at the risk of reversing decades of cooperation, he also struck a conciliatory tone at times, urging the Americans to cooperate with China.Wang was speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of China's annual legislative meetings in Beijing