China has said that it is open to trade talks with the United States, but warned that the dialogue cannot move forward until Washington shows real intentions by reversing its unilateral tariff measures.
According to the news agency Associated Press, a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Friday stated that Beijing is currently assessing several attitudes made by the Trump administration to re -establish the discussions. But it insisted that one-sided tariff hike has to go to 145%.
“The situation in China is consistent. If we fight, we will fight till the end; if we talk, the door is open. Tariff and trade wars were unilaterally launched by the US. If the American side wants to talk, it should show its honesty and be ready to correct the wrong practices, including the cancellation of the tariff unilateral imposing imposition, ”the ministry quoted an anonymous spokesman.
According to the statement, senior US officials have recently expressed a desire to engage in discussions, through middlemen, through middlemen. China has accepted these efforts but warned that it is not enough to simply express interest.
The US “says one thing, but one more,” the spokesperson said, China said that China would not respond to any effort on force or “blackmail under the guise of talks”.
Under the vengeance of US President Donald Trump’s tariff hike, China increased import duties on US goods by 125%, restricted exports of major minerals, and import of a range of US agricultural products.
