Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: US unilateral threats and pressure will only be counterproductive

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 1st. The US side plans to announce a tariff of 200 billion US dollars on Chinese exports to the United States. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yan Shuang said on the 1st that unilateral threats and pressure will only be counterproductive.

At the regular press conference on the same day, a reporter asked: It is reported that the US plans to announce a tariff of 200 billion US dollars worth of Chinese exports to the United States later on the 1st, and the tax rate will be raised from 10% to 25%. How to respond? Has China and the United States recently communicated on economic and trade issues? Have you discussed how to ease the current economic and trade relations between China and the United States?

Yan Shuang said that China’s stance on Sino-US economic and trade issues is very firm and clear, and has not changed. The US’s pressure and blackmail will not work. If the US adopts further escalation, China will inevitably counter it and resolutely safeguard us. Legitimate legal rights.

As for the issue of communication and dialogue between China and the United States, he said that China has always advocated handling trade frictions between China and the United States through dialogue and consultation. The efforts we have made and the sincerity of display have been very clear to the international community. 'At the same time, I want to emphasize Dialogue must be based on mutual respect and equality, built on rules and built on credit. Unilateral threats and pressures can only be counterproductive.

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