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China firmly opposes the U.S. "reciprocal tariffs" and will resolutely adopt countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
The comments came after the United States announced on Wednesday that it would impose "reciprocal tariffs" on its trading partners.
The U.S. claims that it has suffered losses in international trade and is using so-called "reciprocity" as a justification to raise tariffs on all its trading partners. This disregards the balance of interests achieved through years of multilateral trade negotiations and ignores the fact that the U.S. has long reaped substantial benefits from international trade, the spokesperson said.
The so-called "reciprocal tariffs," determined based on unilateral and subjective assessments, violate international trade rules, severely undermine the legitimate rights and interests of relevant parties, and represent a typical act of unilateral bullying, said the spokesperson, adding that many trading partners have already expressed strong dissatisfaction and clear opposition to this move.
History shows that increasing tariffs cannot solve the United States' own problems, but instead harms U.S. interests and endangers global economic development as well as industrial and supply chain stability, according to the spokesperson.
There is no winner in a trade war, and protectionism leads nowhere, the spokesperson said.
China urges the United States to immediately cancel its unilateral tariff measures and properly resolve differences with its trading partners through equal dialogue, the spokesperson said.
China-US Tariffs/Commerce Ministry
Dateline : April 3, 2025/File
Location : China
Duration : 1'03
FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of office building, signs of Ministry of Commerce; Chinese national flag
2. Various of Tian'anmen Rostrum, Chinese national flag
FILE: Qingdao City, Shandong Province, east China - Nov 2, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of vessels, containers, facilities at port
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of White House
FILE: New York City, USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of port scenes, Statue of Liberty
Los Angeles, USA - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of port
7. Containers at port
China firmly opposes the U.S. "reciprocal tariffs" and will resolutely adopt countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
The comments came after the United States announced on Wednesday that it would impose "reciprocal tariffs" on its trading partners.
The U.S. claims that it has suffered losses in international trade and is using so-called "reciprocity" as a justification to raise tariffs on all its trading partners. This disregards the balance of interests achieved through years of multilateral trade negotiations and ignores the fact that the U.S. has long reaped substantial benefits from international trade, the spokesperson said.
The so-called "reciprocal tariffs," determined based on unilateral and subjective assessments, violate international trade rules, severely undermine the legitimate rights and interests of relevant parties, and represent a typical act of unilateral bullying, said the spokesperson, adding that many trading partners have already expressed strong dissatisfaction and clear opposition to this move.
History shows that increasing tariffs cannot solve the United States' own problems, but instead harms U.S. interests and endangers global economic development as well as industrial and supply chain stability, according to the spokesperson.
There is no winner in a trade war, and protectionism leads nowhere, the spokesperson said.
China urges the United States to immediately cancel its unilateral tariff measures and properly resolve differences with its trading partners through equal dialogue, the spokesperson said.
ID : 8422444
Published : 2025-04-03 10:45
Last Modified : 2025-04-03 20:12:05
Source : CCTV Video News Agency,China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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