Beijing warns China-linked US businesses: you cannot ‘make a fortune in silence’

Vice-foreign minister Xie Feng tells industry figures to push US government toward a rational' China policy and end ideological' conflicts

Beijing has urged US business groups with interests in China to speak out" and lobby the US government in its defence, warning that as bilateral relations deteriorate they cannot make money in silence".

The vice-foreign minister Xie Feng, in charge of managing China's relationship with the US, also urged against political boycotts of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, saying it harms the interests of athletes and was unpopular".