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Print Representational photo. BEIJING: China on Friday accused the United States of “coercive diplomacy” following comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to his Australian counterpart that the US “will not leave Australia alone on the field — or maybe I should say alone on the pitch’ — in the face of economic coercion by China.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying accused the US of imposing economic sanctions and strong-arming other countries over trade issues to achieve its “strategic goals.” Hua said China’s telecommunications and other high-tech industries are now falling victim to US “economic coercion,” an apparent reference to...
