China-U.S. Tensions Are Over Far More Than Trade

As the trade war between the U.S. and China deepens, political spats between the world’s two largest economies are surfacing or intensifying. And the rhetoric is getting chillier. Issues range from the plight of China’s Uighurs and sanctions against the Chinese military to President Donald Trump’s accusation that China is interfering in upcoming U.S. midterm elections. Here’s a summary of the flashpoints.

Trump’s administration in September penalized a Chinese military procurement agency and its director for violating U.S. sanctions by purchasing Russian combat aircraft. Among Russia’s arms customers, the U.S. has so far targeted only China. “We strongly urge the U.S. side to correct its mistake immediately and withdraw so-called sanctions,” Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang told the U.S. ambassador to China, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. “Otherwise the U.S. side will have to bear all the consequences.”