‘Inappropriate Trade War’: China hits the ‘extreme selfishness’ of tariffs

China on Saturday slammed the “extreme selfishness” behind the tariff, indirectly described it as a “unfair trade war”, referring to the duties made by US President Donald Trump.
According to the statement of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, top diplomat Wang Yi on Friday said his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor said that “some countries” resort to pressure and force, and trigger unjust trade wars. ,
“This extreme selfishness only damages their credibility,” he said.
Earlier in the day, China reiterated that there was no trade discussion with the United States, opposing President Donald Trump’s statement of receiving calls from XI Jinping.
In a time magazine interview published on Friday, Trump was unclear about the alleged conversation with the Chinese leader, he said, “He is called. And I don’t think it is a sign of weakness on his behalf.”
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Thursday refused any economic or trade talks between Beijing and Washington.
Via Vichat on Saturday, Beijing’s American Embassy confirmed the post, “said” there has been no consultation or interaction on tariff issues between China and the United States, give any agreement alone “.
The statement did not have Trump or Xi directly name or mentioned Trump’s phone call claim, but said that American comments about the ongoing tariff talks were “nothing but misleading.”
The statement said, “This trade war was launched by the US,” If America really wants to solve the issue through dialogue, it should first correct its mistakes, others will have to threaten and pressurize, and all unilateral tariff measures against China should be completely removed. ,
Controversy continues between the world’s largest economies, reaching 145 percent on many items on Chinese goods on Trump’s tariff.