US has breached bottom lines of international relations, says China editorial

SHANGHAI (Reuters): An editorial in a Chinese state newspaper on Wednesday (Aug 5) sharply criticised Washington for what it termed an attempt to provoke an "all-out confrontation with China" over Chinese journalists' visas.

"No longer content with their maximum pressure ploys to coerce China into accepting an unfair trade deal, these neo-crusaders are seeking to provoke an all-out confrontation whereby they can finally hold 'communist China' by the throat,"the editorial in the official English-language China Daily said.