Sino-US trade war | 'White paper' | Release | War to the medical machinery industry

Medical Network September 26, at 10 am on September 25, the State New Office held a press conference, inviting the relevant departments of the Ministry of Commerce and other six departments to introduce the white paper on "Facts and China's Position on Sino-US Trade Frictions" and Interpretation.

This white paper is the first time that Chinese officials have issued a special issue on Sino-US trade friction. The white paper lists a large number of Sino-US economic and trade relations, directly refusing the US government's 'trade protectionism' and 'trade bullyingism' and expounding The harm of this practice to the development of the world economy, of course, also shows China's position.

1, China does not deliberately pursue a trade surplus

2, China does not mandate foreign companies to transfer technology

3. China's M&A should not be judged as acquiring technology.

4, China’s negotiation door has been open

On September 24th, during the Mid-Autumn Festival of Chinese Traditional Chinese Festival, the United States sent a 'thick gift': a 10% tariff on my 200 billion US dollars exported to the United States; at the same time, China quickly imposed tariffs to fight back.

According to Agence France-Presse reported that 200 billion US dollars of Chinese goods have been added to this escalating trade dispute, the new round of attacks on China has caused the total value of Chinese goods subject to tariff shocks to exceed US$250 billion, accounting for Half of China’s total exports to the United States.

In this new round of trade, primers, probes and other nucleic acid products, proteins, enzyme products, culture media, SPF mouse and animal tissues, cells, magnetic beads, rubber hoses, glass bottles and stoppers, electrophoresis, chromatography Instruments, microplate readers, mass spectrometers, spectrophotometers, biosafety cabinets, ultra-low temperature refrigerators, as well as catalogues, leaflets, brochures, etc. are subject to tax!

Obviously involved in many in vitro diagnostic related products. The Sino-US trade war has finally started on the in vitro diagnostic industry!

On July 6, $34 billion of goods levied a 25% tariff on each other, and the Sino-US trade war began. There was no biological reagent in the first round of tax-increasing products.

On August 23, the US imposed a 25% tariff on the $16 billion product. The Chinese side has to continue to fight back and impose a 25% tariff on US$16 billion worth of goods. In the second round of tax-increasing products, some creatures The reagent product was temporarily removed.

On September 17, US Eastern Time, US President Trump officially announced that it will impose a 10% tariff on 200 billion products produced in China, which will take effect on September 24th one week later. This tax rate is implemented until the end of the year, January 2019. The tax rate will increase to 25% from the 1st.

On September 18, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council decided to impose tariffs on the goods listed in the Taxation Commission's Announcement [2018] No. 6 attached to the US and Canada. Since 12:01, on September 24, 2018, the tariffs have been imposed. 1 2,493 items of tax items listed in the list, 1078 items of tax items listed in Annex 2 are subject to a 10% tariff, and 743 items of tax items listed in Annex 3, and 662 items of items listed in Annex 4 are subject to a 5% tariff.

On September 24, the US imposed a 10% tariff on 200 billion US dollars of products. China has to continue to fight back and impose 10% or 5% tariff on about 60 billion US dollars of goods. The biological reagent products involved in the tax increase product list. Not eliminated.

Biological reagents and laboratory-used items covered in Annex 1 (addition of 10% tariff)

Biological reagents and laboratory-used items covered by Annex 2 (addition of 10% tariff)

Biological reagents and laboratory-used items covered by Annex 3 (addition of 5% tariff)

Biological reagents and laboratory-used items covered by Annex 4 (addition of 5% tariff)

Fu Ziying, the international trade negotiator of the Ministry of Commerce of the State Council, said at the conference: China firmly safeguards national dignity and core interests. For trade wars, China does not want to fight, but is not afraid to fight. We have confidence, determination, ability to cope with various Risk challenge, no external factors can prevent China's development and growth. The door to China's negotiations has always been open, but the negotiations must be based on mutual respect, mutual equality and faithfulness, and the premise of words and deeds. It cannot be sacrificed at the expense of China's development rights. cost.