Sheh Feng, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, said that his country’s authorities will respond by taking decisive counter -measures if other countries impose customs duties and commercial wars.
The ambassador added in an interview, published by the Chinese diplomatic mission in Washington on its website: “China strongly opposes any form of customs definitions or trade war. This is adhered to not only to protect the national interests of China and its dignity, but also to protect the international trade and economic system, justice and international fairness.”
The diplomat indicated that if other countries impose “customs duties and commercial wars” on China, Beijing will respond and take “decisive counter measures.”
“In conditions of instability and uncertainty in the world, China remains the most promising huge market in the whole world, and the main driving force remains the main global economic growth and the best investment destination for foreign investors.”
The Chinese ambassador stressed that the development and development of his country remains a “common opportunity for the whole world.”
It is reported that on April 2, Trump announced the imposition of customs duties on imports from 185 countries and regions. The unified fees were entered with 10%, the implementation on the fifth of April, while the individual fees began on the ninth of the same month.
The fees on Vietnam reached 46%, on Cambodia 49%, and Malaysia 24%. On April 9, Trump announced the suspension of the work, for a period of 90 days, with the additional fees imposed on some countries and regions based on the principle of reciprocity.
After a series of steps in the trade war, the additional “mutual” American tariff on Chinese goods reached 125%, and the Chinese reprisal tariff on American goods also reached 125% as well.
Moreover, the United States imposed another 20% customs tariff on China, which was imposed on the background of accusations of not fighting artificial drugs sufficiently.
