“The United States must change its recent misguided policy towards China, otherwise there will be ‘conflicts and confrontations,'” China’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, as quoted by Reuters.

Foreign Minister Qin Gang made the announcement at a press conference in Beijing on the sidelines of the annual parliament session.

“US perceptions and views of China are seriously distorted. It considers China its main rival and the most important geopolitical challenge. It’s like putting the first button on a shirt wrong,” Qin said.

Relations between the two superpowers have been strained for some time over a range of issues including Taiwan, trade and the war in Ukraine, but have soured since the row over the downed spy bullet last month.

The United States says it sets up security barriers in relations with China and does not seek conflict, but in practice that means China should not respond in words or actions when it is slandered or attacked, Qin said.

“It’s just impossible,” he said.

“Who will bear the catastrophic consequences?

“If the United States doesn’t hit the brakes and continues down the wrong path, no amount of security barriers will be able to prevent a derailment into conflict and confrontation, and who will suffer the catastrophic consequences?” – continued the high-ranking official. Chinese

Also, during a press conference on Tuesday, Qin stated that the “invisible hand” is pushing the escalation of the war in Ukraine, without specifying who he meant.

“The invisible hand is using the Ukrainian crisis to serve certain geopolitical objectives,” Qin said, repeating China’s call for dialogue.

On the other hand, he said Beijing needs to move forward in its relationship with Moscow as the world becomes increasingly turbulent.

Qin said that the close interaction between President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin has become a pillar for Sino-Russian relations. He did not give a definitive answer when asked if Xi Jinping would visit Russia after the Chinese parliament session, which is a week away.