A Chinese official ripped the U.S. on Monday, saying recent U.S. criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping showed Washington's "ignorance and haughtiness."

“I think the comments by this U.S. official in Geneva you mention were extremely unreasonable, and also reflects the consistent ignorance and haughtiness of the U.S. side,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, according to Reuters.

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The U.S. on Saturday was the only "no" vote on a Chinese-proposed United Nations Human Rights Council resolution that called for “a community of shared future for human beings” and “mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of human rights," the news outlet noted.

A U.S. diplomat said the resolution was meant “to glorify their head of state by inserting his thoughts into the international human rights lexicon," it added.

Various envoys spoke out against the resolution, while Australia, Britain, Japan and Switzerland abstained from the vote, according to Reuters.

China has long been accused of human rights abuses, which it denies, saying its government only goes after those that break the law.

The spat comes as tensions have ramped up between Beijing and Washington on the issue of trade.

Trump announced the U.S. would crack down on Chinese trade policies last week, announcing plans to impose tens of billions of dollars in tariffs and penalties on imports from China.

China reportedly plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on the U.S.