China has warned the countries against agreements to conclude with the United States which could affect Beijing’s interests, increasing the business war with Washington and showing how others risk being caught in the middle.
Although he respects the nations that resolve their disputes with the United States, Beijing “resolutely opposed any party, reaching an agreement at the expense of the interests of China,” the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Monday.
If this happens, Beijing “will never accept it and resolutely take reciprocal countermeasures,” added the ministry. “China is willing to strengthen solidarity and coordination with all parties, responds jointly and resists acts of unilateral intimidation.”
The warning comes as countries are preparing for talks with the United States to seek discounts or exemptions from the radical prices that President Donald Trump imposed and then paused on a 60 trading partner. In exchange, Washington pushes them to limit trade with China and to reintegrate the manufacturing power of Beijing to ensure that the nation does not find ways to bypass the prices.
Trump’s main economic advisers have discussed asking representatives of other nations to impose so -called secondary prices – essentially a monetary sanction – imports from certain countries with close China, bloomberg News reported earlier, citing a person familiar with the process. Washington also wants business partners to refrain from absorbing excess goods from China, other people said.
Vietnam is preparing to repress Chinese expeditions crossing its borders on the way to the United States, Reuters reported earlier.
In the past, China has targeted countries whose cooperation with the United States which it considered harmful. In 2016, the United States and South Korea agreed to deploy an anti-missile defense system known as Thaad which, according to Washington, aimed to counter North Korea threats. China complained that the system would disrupt the strategic balance of the region and that its powerful radar would spy on its missile systems.
China has suspended sales of package in South Korea and Make operations Korean companies. Beijing and Seoul then agreed to exceed the ship, however Thaad batteries remained in South Korea.
Last year, China said it prohibited both the sale of double-use articles to the American army as well as the export to the United States of materials such as gallium and Germanium, adding that Companies and people abroad will be subject to restrictions.
China is the best world supplier of dozens of so -called rare earthly minerals essential to the communications and defense industries, and concerns about its domination set up in Washington since Beijing has placed the initial controls on gallium and germanium exports.
Earlier this month, China retaliated against new prices by the Trump administration not only announcing its own samples, but by its ownDemanding export controls on rare earths. Material exports wereEverything except waitingBecause the producers clashed with more strict permit requirements.
In an effort to counter some of the recent movements of the United States, China has intensified its diplomatic awareness in Southeast Asia and Europe. President Xi Jinping has a tour of Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia last week to reach a “Asian family“It can better face the risks resulting from Trump’s prices.
This story was initially presented on Fortune.com
