US brands Chinese curbs on American diplomats 'escalation'
This file photo taken on April 7, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump (R) welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Relations between the world's top two economies have deteriorated in recent months, with both sides locked in fierce recriminations over trade disputes, human rights and the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
The dispute over foreign missions flared up in July when Washington ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, prompting Beijing to shutter the American presence in Chengdu.
Washington,
The US on Saturday called a decision by Beijing to impose restrictions on all American diplomats on Chinese soil an "escalation," the latest rebuke in an ongoing tit-for-tat dispute over foreign missions.
