China's Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng. Photo: XinhuaChina's Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng. Photo: Xinhua
China's Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng. Photo: Xinhua
Economy /  China Economy

China ridicules US basis for tariffs, saying ‘real’ trade imbalance is only a third of what Donald Trump claims

  • Commerce Ministry report shows trade deficit between the world’s two largest economies just 37 per cent of the figure published by the US government
  • China and the United States are set to send delegations to a meeting of G20 trade ministers later this week in Japan
Topic |   US-China trade war
Orange Wang
Orange Wang

Updated: 9:25am, 7 Jun, 2019

Why you can trust SCMP
China's Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng. Photo: XinhuaChina's Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng. Photo: Xinhua
China's Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng. Photo: Xinhua
READ FULL ARTICLE