US must scrap tariffs and end restrictions on Chinese tech, Wang Yi says
- China’s foreign minister lays out conditions for restoring damaged relations between Beijing and Washington
- Wang reiterates the need for high-level dialogue and cooperation on pandemic control, climate change and economic recovery
Wang told a forum in Beijing on Monday that relations were at a critical point and the US must review its policy if ties were to be repaired after the damage of the former Donald Trump administration.
“We hope the US will adjust its policies as soon as possible, removing the unreasonable tariffs imposed on Chinese products, and unilateral sanctions on Chinese companies and science research institutes, and the unreasonable suppression of Chinese tech,” Wang said.
He added that China was willing to work with the US on Covid-19 pandemic control, climate change and a global economic recovery.
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“With the emergence and unfolding of global challenges, the areas where China and the United States need to cooperate are not fewer, but more. The space for cooperation is not narrower, but wider. Both sides are more capable than ever of major accomplishments to benefit both countries and the world,” he said.