The Ministry of Commerce responds to the US side's escalating threats on tariffs against China.

[Ministry of Commerce responds to US threat of escalating tariffs on China] China has noted that on April 7, Eastern Time, the US threatened to further impose a 50% tariff on China, which China firmly opposes. If the US escalates tariff measures, China will resolutely take countermeasures to protect its own rights and interests. The U.S. imposition of so-called “reciprocal tariffs” on China is groundless and is a typical act of unilateral bullying. The countermeasures taken by China are aimed at safeguarding its own sovereignty, security, and development interests, as well as maintaining a normal international trade order, which is entirely legitimate. The U.S. threat to escalate tariffs on China is a mistake compounded by another mistake, once again exposing the U.S.'s nature of extortion, which China absolutely does not accept. If the U.S. insists on going its own way, China will certainly accompany it to the end. The Chinese side reiterates that there are no winners in a trade war, and protectionism has no way out. Pressuring and threatening is not the correct way to engage with the Chinese side. The Chinese side urges the U.S. side to immediately correct its wrong practices, cancel all unilateral tariff measures against China, stop suppressing China’s economic and trade activities, and properly resolve differences through equal dialogue on the basis of mutual respect.