China urges US to ‘correct its wrong actions’ and put trade talks back on track
Commerce ministry says Donald Trump’s latest threat of an additional 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods is ‘seriously harming’ Beijing’s interests
China has urged the United States to “promptly correct its wrong actions” and put talks between the two countries back on track, following the White House’s threat to heap more tariffs on Chinese goods.
“Since the China-US economic and trade talks in Madrid in September, Washington has introduced a series of new restrictive measures against China … seriously harming China’s interests and the talks’ atmosphere,” the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Sunday.
“China firmly opposes these actions,” it said, urging that the US “promptly correct its wrong actions, uphold the consensus reached by the two leaders, preserve the hard-won outcomes of previous negotiations and resolve differences through dialogue that is based on mutual respect and equality”.
Beijing’s call comes in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s threat on Friday to impose another 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods from November 1. The American leader also said the US would curb the export of “on any and all critical software”.
Guo Shan, a partner with the Chinese consultancy firm Hutong Research, said the ministry’s comments reflected Beijing’s disappointment and resolve.