Chinese Defense Ministry's Central Military Commission (CMC) has summoned acting military attache of the US embassy in China, voicing him a protest in connection with sanctions imposed by Washington for military cooperation with Russia, the ministry said Saturday.
BEIJING (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd September, 2018) Chinese Defense Ministry's Central Military Commission (CMC) has summoned acting military attache of the US embassy in China, voicing him a protest in connection with sanctions imposed by Washington for military cooperation with Russia, the ministry said Saturday.
"Deputy head of the Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission, Huang Leiping, summoned the acting military attache of the US Embassy in China, voicing him a protest, and made a statement in connection with the sanctions against CMC's Training and Administration Department and its responsible person," the ministry said in a statement.
The Central Military Commission also stressed that cooperation with Russia was in line with international law, and US actions were a manifestation of "great-power hegemonism."
On Thursday, the United States sanctioned the personnel of the Chinese Defense Ministry along with Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport in connection to the deals on the purchase of the Russian aircraft and S-400 missile systems. The restrictions were imposed under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) passed by Washington last August in response to Russia's alleged attempts to influence the 2016 US presidential election.
Following the announcement of restrictions against the Chinese nationals, Beijing called on Washington to lift sanctions, threatening to hold the United States accountable for its actions.
