“The United States is trying to form its own bloc to increase pressure on China,” Wang Yi was quoted as saying by TASS.
According to him, China is an independent sovereign state and "has every right to take all necessary measures to protect its legitimate rights."
In addition, Wang Yi, during a conversation with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, called on the United States to stop interfering in China's internal affairs.
Earlier, China decided to introduce countermeasures against the United States due to the sale of weapons to Taiwan, they will apply to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies.