The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds to the U.S. imposing a 125% tariff on China: China does not wish to engage in a tariff war but is not afraid to fight.

[The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds to the U.S. imposing a 125% tariff on China: China is unwilling to engage in a tariff war but is not afraid to fight] In response to the U.S. announcement of a 125% tariff on China, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated that the U.S., driven by its own selfish interests, uses tariffs as a weapon for extreme pressure and to seek personal gain, which seriously infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of various countries, severely violates the rules of the World Trade Organization, greatly undermines the rules-based multilateral trade system, and seriously impacts the stability of the global economic order. This is a blatant affront to the world and goes against the entire global community. I want to emphasize again that there are no winners in a tariff war or trade war. China is unwilling to fight, but it is not afraid to do so. We will never sit idly by while the legitimate rights of the Chinese people are deprived, nor will we sit by while international economic and trade rules and the multilateral trade system are destroyed. If the U.S. insists on conducting a tariff war and trade war, China will definitely accompany them to the end. The U.S. places its own interests above the public interests of the international community, sacrificing the legitimate interests of countries around the world to serve America’s hegemonic interests, which will inevitably face stronger opposition from the international community. (CCTV News)