China Nixes US Warship Port Visit, Recalls Admiral From US
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published September 26, 2018 | 02:48 AM
Washington, Sept 25 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Sep, 2018 ) :China has pulled the plug on a US warship's scheduled visit to Hong Kong, and scrapped plans for a top admiral to meet with his US counterpart in Washington, officials said Tuesday.
The moves come as trade tensions soar between Beijing and Washington, which this week enacted new tariffs against China covering another $200 billion of its imports.
The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, was due to visit Hong Kong next month. Lieutenant Colonel David Eastburn, a Pentagon spokesman, said the Chinese had scrapped the visit.
"The Chinese government did not approve a request for a US port visit to Hong Kong by the USS Wasp," Eastburn said.
"We have a long track record of successful port visits to Hong Kong, and we expect that will continue." China's decision comes after Beijing recalled a top admiral who was visiting the US.
A US defense official told AFP that Vice Admiral Shen Jinlong, who commands the People's Liberation Army Navy, attended a naval symposium in Rhode Island last week.
Following the event, he was planning a visit to Washington that would have included meetings at the Pentagon with his US counterpart, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson.
"We were informed that Vice Admiral Shen Jinlong has been recalled to China and won't conduct a visit with Admiral Richardson," Eastburn said.
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