The US imposition of an additional 10 percent duty on imported Chinese goods seriously violates WTO rules and not only fails to solve its own problems, but also disrupts normal economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Sunday.
“China will file a lawsuit at the WTO against the US for its abusive practices and take appropriate countermeasures to resolutely safeguard its rights and interests,” the statement said.
According to it, China hopes the U.S. side will objectively and rationally consider and solve its own fentanyl and other problems, rather than threatening other countries with tariffs at every turn.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry also issued a statement in connection with the imposition of a 10% duty on imports of Chinese goods, calling on the U.S. to correct its erroneous approach and work with the Chinese side to engage in frank dialog, strengthen cooperation and resolve differences on the basis of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect.
The Foreign Ministry emphasized that China is one of the countries in the world with the most strict and thorough drug control policies, and fentanyl is America’s problem, and China, in the spirit of humanism, has supported the U.S. in dealing with this problem, being the first country among other countries to put fentanyl-like substances in a separate category.
