Willful threats of high tariffs are not the right way to get along with China, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Sunday.
In response to a question regarding the U.S. announcement of imposing a tariff of 100 percent on China and export control on all critical software, the spokesperson said that for a long time, the United States has been overstretching the concept of national security, abusing export control, taking discriminatory actions against China, and imposing unilateral long-arm jurisdiction measures on various products including semiconductor equipment and chips.
Particularly since the China-U.S. economic and trade talks in Madrid in September, the United States, in just 20 days, has introduced a string of new restrictive measures targeting China, the spokesperson noted, stressing that the U.S. actions have severely harmed China's interests and undermined the atmosphere of bilateral economic and trade talks, and China is resolutely opposed to them.
"China's position on the trade war is consistent: We do not want it, but we are not afraid of it," said the spokesperson.
China urges the U.S. to promptly correct its wrong practices, adhere to the important consensuses reached by the two heads of state during their phone call, protect the hard-won outcomes of consultations, continue to use the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism, and address respective concerns and properly manage differences through dialogues and on the basis of mutual respect and equal-footed consultation, so as to ensure the steady, sound and sustainable development of the China-U.S. economic and trade relationship, the spokesperson said.
"If the United States insists on going the wrong way, China will surely take resolute measures to protect its legitimate rights and interests," the spokesperson added.
The spokesperson also defended China's recent earth export control measures, saying that China employs export controls on related items according to the law, in order to better defend world peace and regional stability, and to fulfill non-proliferation and other international obligations.
Willful threats of high tariffs not right way to get along with China: commerce ministry
Willful threats of high tariffs not right way to get along with China: commerce ministry
Willful threats of high tariffs not right way to get along with China: commerce ministry
