China slams ‘unfathomable absurdities’ of US trade controls as it hails Russia ties

China’s top diplomat hit out at Washington’s “bewildering” trade policy during a news conference Thursday on the sidelines of a political gathering in Beijing, where Chinese leaders have been championing high-tech development in the face of mounting curbs from Washington. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused the US of “devising various tactics to suppress China” and said Washington’s “