Chinese and American flags float near the Bund, before the American commercial delegation met their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China, July 30, 2019.
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Beijing – China hardened its tone following the opening of the salvo of the Trump administration’s commercial prices.
“Faced with unilateral intimidation acts, [China] Certainly take the necessary measures to firmly protect his own rights and interests, “the spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, which Yongqian told journalists, told journalists on Thursday.
She added that China would not cause disputes and remained ready to solve problems through discussions. Beijing’s official commentary previously underlined the desire to negotiate.
The Chinese spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Jian, struck a similar mood on Wednesday.
“China deplores firmly and is opposed to the decision of the United States to collect an additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports under the pretext of the question of fentanyl,” he said, according to an official English translation . “The measures that China has taken are necessary to protect our legitimate rights and interests.”
CNBC contacted the American State Department for Comments.
Official remarks occurred only a few days after the United States has announced that 10% of prices on Chinese products, to which the Chinese team retaliated Tuesday with its own tasks up to 15% on natural gas American liquefied and certain products, from February 10.
The United States has also interrupted a so-called minimis exemption, which makes it more expensive for Chinese electronic commercial merchants to send products directly to American consumers.
The spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, he urged the United States on Thursday to create a “fair and predictable” environment for cross-border electronic commerce.
