On Tuesday (25), the Pentagon confirmed that China canceled a visit to Washington that would be made by the leader of the Chinese Navy. In addition said, US officials said that China has denied a request for a US vessel to visit a port in Hong Kong.
Earlier Tuesday, China demanded that the United States cancel a $ 330 million sale of military equipment to Taiwan, the autonomous island Beijing considers a renegade province.
China's Foreign Ministry has warned of "severe damage" in bilateral relations and cooperation between countries if the sale announced on Monday (24) is confirmed
The background to this increase in tensions between countries is the trade dispute between China and the US in this year of Donald Trump's administration, which has imposed a series of tariffs on Chinese imports. With each new tariff imposition, which has also been done by China in the form of retaliation, tension between countries is growing even more.
