The Chinese government has warned Washington that it could issue arrest warrants for Americans in the country if the US Justice Department files a lawsuit against scholars linked to the Chinese military.
Reuters quoted the Wall Street Journal as saying that "officials familiar with the matter said China had sent the message to the US leadership through various channels."
China's message was to stop filing cases against Chinese scholars in US courts, otherwise Americans living in China could also face Chinese law.
The U.S. State Department issued a September 14 travel directive warning that the Chinese government arrests U.S. and foreign nationals for bargaining and bans them from leaving the country. Puts.
According to Reuters, the Chinese embassy in Washington was contacted on Saturday but officials did not respond to questions.
The US administration has accused China of spying on US technology and military information to overtake the United States, but China denies the allegations.
Relations between China and the United States have deteriorated this year.
Following the outbreak of the global corona virus, US President Donald Trump blamed it directly on China and on one occasion called the corona a "Chinese virus" which was condemned by Beijing.
