Friday, March 29, 2024 | Ramadan 18, 1445 H
clear sky
weather
OMAN
25°C / 25°C
EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

China to respond if US takes new steps on trade

979193
979193
minus
plus

BEIJING: China will respond if the United States takes any new steps on trade, the foreign ministry said on Monday, after President Donald Trump warned he was ready to slap tariffs on virtually all Chinese imports into the United States.


On Friday, Trump said he was ready to levy additional taxes on practically all Chinese imports, threatening duties on $267 billion of goods over and above planned tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese products.


“If the US side obstinately clings to its course and takes any new tariff measures against China, then the Chinese side will inevitably take countermeasures to resolutely protect our legitimate rights,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang (pictured) told a regular briefing, when asked about Trump’s warning.


He did not elaborate.


The United States and China have activated additional tariffs on $50 billion of each other’s goods since July, as trade friction between the world’s two biggest economies worsened, despite several rounds of negotiations.


Trump has criticised China’s record trade surplus with the United States, and has demanded that Beijing cut it immediately.


Tension has also persisted over limits on US firms’ access to Chinese markets, intellectual property protection, technology transfers and investment. — Reuters


SHARE ARTICLE
arrow up
home icon