China hits back at Trump’s US over drones move

China hit back at the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ban on new foreign-made drones, accusing the U.S. of “unreasonable suppression” of its businesses.

Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, told a press briefing on Tuesday that China “firmly opposes the U.S. side’s overextension of the concept of national security, the creation of discriminatory lists, and the unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies,” according to a report by the state-run Xinhua news agency, originally in Chinese.

“The U.S. should correct its erroneous practices and provide a fair, just, and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese companies to operate.”

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