Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accuses the United States of being ‘two-faced’ in its approach to Beijing.
Publish dateSaturday 8 March 2025 - 12:40
Story Code : 309581
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Monitoring: China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, has vowed that Beijing would firmly retaliate against the United States if it escalates the trade war with more tariffs, striking a tough note despite the country’s economic challenges.
Speaking at a news conference in Beijing on Friday, Wang Yi said Beijing wouldn’t hesitate to counter any push by the United States for more tariffs on goods from China.
Wang’s comments came a day after President Donald Trump suspended tariffs for goods coming from Mexico and Canada but did not do the same for items coming from China.
“If you choose to cooperate, you will achieve mutual benefit and win-win results; if you blindly exert pressure, China will definitely, resolutely counter,” the Chinese foreign minister said at a news briefing on the sidelines of China’s annual legislative session in Beijing.
Wang said the United States should “look within” for solutions to its fentanyl crisis and not blame countries like China for the problem, let alone impose tariffs on them.
He also accused the Trump administration of being insincere toward China a nod to Trump’s approach of publicly offering overtures toward China’s leader, Xi Jinping, while hitting the country with trade measures.
“No country can fantasize that it can suppress and contain China while at the same time develop good relations with China,” Wang said. “This kind of ‘two-faced’ approach is not only detrimental to the stability of bilateral relations, but also unable to build mutual trust.”
Wang’s news conference, an annual affair at the legislative sessions, appeared designed to bolster confidence in China’s prospects and attract more foreign investment that had been driven away in recent years by China’s weak growth, its heavy-handed response to the Covid pandemic and stricter national security laws.
His remarks came two days after Li Qiang, China’s premier and second-highest official after Mr. Xi, tried to project confidence in the country’s economy by setting an ambitious growth target for this year despite a domestic-property crisis and the escalating trade war with the United States./IRNA News
Speaking at a news conference in Beijing on Friday, Wang Yi said Beijing wouldn’t hesitate to counter any push by the United States for more tariffs on goods from China.
Wang’s comments came a day after President Donald Trump suspended tariffs for goods coming from Mexico and Canada but did not do the same for items coming from China.
“If you choose to cooperate, you will achieve mutual benefit and win-win results; if you blindly exert pressure, China will definitely, resolutely counter,” the Chinese foreign minister said at a news briefing on the sidelines of China’s annual legislative session in Beijing.
Wang said the United States should “look within” for solutions to its fentanyl crisis and not blame countries like China for the problem, let alone impose tariffs on them.
He also accused the Trump administration of being insincere toward China a nod to Trump’s approach of publicly offering overtures toward China’s leader, Xi Jinping, while hitting the country with trade measures.
“No country can fantasize that it can suppress and contain China while at the same time develop good relations with China,” Wang said. “This kind of ‘two-faced’ approach is not only detrimental to the stability of bilateral relations, but also unable to build mutual trust.”
Wang’s news conference, an annual affair at the legislative sessions, appeared designed to bolster confidence in China’s prospects and attract more foreign investment that had been driven away in recent years by China’s weak growth, its heavy-handed response to the Covid pandemic and stricter national security laws.
His remarks came two days after Li Qiang, China’s premier and second-highest official after Mr. Xi, tried to project confidence in the country’s economy by setting an ambitious growth target for this year despite a domestic-property crisis and the escalating trade war with the United States./IRNA News
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