When the U.S. threatened to expel Chinese technology companies, the Chinese government threatened to expel U.S. technology firms. The U.S. sent its navy alongside the Chinese coastline; the Chinese fired powerful missiles into the South China Sea. The arrival of the Chinese firms is a threat to U.S.’ “national security”, but not in the way he describes it. Yet he added that the U.S. would maintain its tough stance in the interest of U.S. national security. On August 27, the U.S. government condemned the missile launches, saying that they would “destabilise the situation in the South China Sea”.

Source: The Hindu September 13, 2020 04:18 UTC