As tensions with the West continue to rise, Beijing will continue to defend its interests economically, diplomatically and militarily if necessary, China’s chief envoy to the U.S. said on Friday. But since the Korean War, and particularly in the last 40 years of diplomatic relations, the U.S. and China have worked to avoid that kind of conflict, said Cui Tiankai, who has been the longest serving Chinese ambassador to the United States, speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. And in a time of heightened tensions over trade particularly, Washington and Beijing must make “a real effort to … Continue reading Ambassador: China Will Protect Its Interests Economically, Politically and Militarily if Needed