Beijing: China has summoned the American ambassador and the defence attache and recalled its navy commander from a US trip to deliver a strong protest against economic sanctions Washington lodged over the purchase of Russian fighter jets and surface-to-air missile equipment.

The Defence Ministry said the US had no right to interfere in Chinese military cooperation with Russia.

"We demand that the US immediately correct the mistake and revoke the so- called sanctions, otherwise the US must bear the consequences," the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

China has bought Russian Su-35 fighter jets in defiance of US sanctions against the Russian Federation. Credit:Xinhua/AP

The Foreign Ministry said that it had summoned Ambassador Terry Branstad.