Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM China FM warns of ‘conflict’ if US stays on path of confrontation Foreign minister Qin Gang says the US engaged in ‘malicious confrontation’ rather than fair competition with Beijing. ADVERTISEMENT China’s foreign minister Qin Gang has blamed the United States for rising tensions between Washington and Beijing and said that if the US does not change paths no number of preventive measures could avert a confrontation. ADVERTISEMENT The US had engaged in suppression and containment of China rather than fair competition, and such provocation could not be tolerated indefinitely, Qin told reporters at a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday on the sidelines of an annual parliament meeting. ADVERTISEMENT “The United States’ perception and views of China are seriously distorted,” Qin said, adding that Washington “regards China