China accuses US of 'coercive diplomacy' after trade remarks May 14, 2021 at 12:54AM

China on Friday accused the United States of “coercive diplomacy” following comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to his Australian counterpart that the US “will not leave Australia alone on the field — or maybe I should say alone on the pitch' — in the face of economic coercion by China.”