China and Russia denounce US as ‘unilateral’

The foreign ministers of Russia and China have jointly denounced what they describe as the unilateralism of the United States.

Speaking in Moscow after talks with his Russian counterpart, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi strongly criticised Washington’s move to hike tariffs on Chinese products.

“If the US thinks that it can get advantages through protectionism, its calculus is wrong,” he warned.

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, when asked about Russia’s view of the Us-chinese trade conflict, said the US action reflects the Trump administration’s unilateralist approach to international concerns. He cited the US push to renegotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and the terms of an international climate agreement.