China promises US a ‘tutorial’ in how to treat other countries equally ahead of deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman’s visit

Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticises Washington for thinking it is ‘superior’ and says it needs to learn how to treat others equally

Sherman holds talks with US executives after arriving in China

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Wang Yi is expected to meet Wendy Sherman in Tianjin on Monday. Photo: AFP

Published: 2:32pm, 25 Jul 2021Updated: 11:27pm, 25 Jul 2021

China will give the United States a “tutorial” about how to treat other nations equally if needed, the country’s foreign minister said ahead of a visit by US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman.

“The United States always wants to exert pressure on other countries by virtue of its own strength, thinking that it is superior to others,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday.

“However, I would like to tell the US side clearly that there has never been a country in this world that is superior to others, nor should there be, and China will not accept any country claiming to be superior to others.

“If the United States has not learned how to get along with other countries on an equal footing by now, then it is our responsibility, together with the international community, to give the US a good tutorial in this regard.”

The statement was published on the foreign ministry’s website a day before Sherman’s arrival.

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