China He said Friday that he will take “all the necessary countermeasures” to “defend their legitimate rights and interests” after Of. His. promise that the additional tariffs that will apply to the products of the Asian country will double from March 4.
“China It firmly opposes this measure”Said the Ministry of Commerce chino in a statement published after the US president, Donald Trump it committed to an additional 10 % levies to China -He had already announced 10 % before- when considering that they have made insufficient efforts to combat the entry of fentanyl into Of. His.
The portfolio adds that China has declared in “Repeated occasions” what “Unilateral tariffs violate the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO)” and “They undermine the multilateral trade system.”
Also, defend that “China It is one of the countries with the strictest and most exhaustive drug control policies in the world ” And that has actively cooperated in this area with all countries in the world “Including United States.”
“However, Of. His. Ignore the facts. Previously imposed a 10 % tariff China For fentanyl and threatens new again. This behavior of ‘blame’ will not make their own problems. Moreover, it will increase the burden on US companies and consumers and undermine the stability of the world industrial chain ”, indicates the statement.
Finally, urge Washington to return “to the right path” of “Solve differences through a Equal dialogue as soon as possible”.
“And USA insists on this path, China will take all the necessary countermeasures to defend their legitimate rights and interests ”, ditch.
Trump had tariffs to “progress”In the fight against fentanyl traffic, also announcing 25 % rates against Mexico y Canada. “Drugs come from Mexico And many of them also China; Not all, but many come from China”said the leader.
Beijing responded last month to the first batch of tariffs of Trump with a rate from 10 % to 15 % to certain US products, in addition to new controls to key mineral exports and a Research against the American technological giant Google.
China It has also protested by the American taxes of 25 % to the importation of steel and aluminum, since it exports these materials to other countries such as Canada or Mexico that, in turn, sell them to the North American country.
In his first presidency (2017-2021), Trump already had a tense relationship with Beijing by imposing several rounds of tariffs worth some 370,000 million dollars annually, to which China He responded with taxes to US exports.