Chinese Foreign Ministry

In response to questions about the US abuse of tariffs, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Miao Deyu stated at a media briefing on Sunday that the US uses tariffs as a weapon to exert maximum pressure and seek self-interest, embodying typical unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying. This approach sacrifices the legitimate interests of countries worldwide to serve US hegemonic interests. China firmly opposes the US imposition of so-called "reciprocal tariffs" and has taken forceful legal measures to resolutely counter them, CCTV News reported on Sunday.

China will firmly safeguard its development interests, uphold international fairness and justice, and maintain the international trade order. We are willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Latin American countries to jointly uphold multilateralism and the multilateral trading system, Miao said.

Global Times