Chinese Foreign Minister: Washington’s response to customs duties to maintain the world trade system

Media In – Beijing, 6 April 2018
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed the intense ties and common interests of the United States and China, saying the United States was wrong to choose China as a target for its sanctions.
“The United States has forced China to respond with a substantial increase in tariffs,” he said. “This countermeasure reflects China’s legitimate self-defense as a sovereign state and comes as a measure to maintain a rules-based global trading system.
The Chinese foreign minister told a news conference in Moscow on the sidelines of his participation in the International Security Conference that the United States is wrong to choose the attempt to benefit from trade protectionism, noting that “China and the United States are two major countries in the world and must respect each other and deal with each other The other is equal.