After the US State Department updated its China fact sheet to focus more on economic issues, a spokesperson from China's Foreign Ministry strongly opposed the changes. They criticised the US for misrepresenting facts and accused it of unfairly attacking China's foreign policy.

Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said, "The changes made by the US State Department on its 'US-China Relations' page and 'US Relations With China' fact sheet misrepresent the facts, attack China's foreign policy, and peddle the so-called China-US strategic competition. We strongly deplore and firmly oppose it." He added, "China's US policy is consistent and clear. We are committed to viewing and developing China-US ties in line with the three principles put forth by President Xi Jinping, namely mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation. We are equally determined to defend our sovereignty, security and development interest."

Guo also called on the US to stop spreading false information to both Americans and the world and to stop putting pressure on China. "We urge the US to act on the important common understandings reached by the two presidents during their phone call, stop misleading the US people and the international community, stop smearing and putting pressure on China, view and handle China-US relations in an objective and rational way, and jointly promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relationship," Guo said. According to CNN, China has criticised the US Department of State's modification to its online fact sheet on US relations with Taiwan, accusing the Trump administration of a significant reversal in its stance on the island. 

China has criticised the Trump administration for taking a "serious step backward" in its stance on Taiwan. This came after the US State Department removed a line from its website that previously stated the US does not support Taiwan's independence. According to CNN, the State Department said the removal was just a "routine" update to its fact sheet on US-Taiwan relations last week.