In response to the US Postal Service announced Tuesday that it had temporarily stopped accepting packages from Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that we call on the US to stop politicizing and weaponizing trade and economic issues, and stop groundlessly going after Chinese companies. China will also continue to take necessary measures to firmly defend the lawful rights and interests of Chinese companies, Lin noted. 

The US Postal Service announced on Tuesday (local time) that it will temporarily suspend the acceptance of inbound parcels from Chinese mainland and the HKSAR but clarified that letters and flats would not be affected.

In a U-turn, the US Postal Service (USPS) announced in a short notice on Wednesday that effective February 5, it will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong Posts.