China says if US does not change path towards it there will 'surely be conflict'

China's foreign minister on Tuesday berated recent U.S. policy towards the country, saying if it does not change its path no amount of guardrails can prevent derailment and there will "surely be conflict and confrontation".

Washington's handling of the balloon incident created a diplomatic crisis that could have been avoided, Qin Gang told reporters at a news conference in Beijing on the sidelines of an annual parliament meeting.

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