CCTV News: Today (March 4), a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce made a speech on the US announcement that it would impose tariffs on Chinese products imported from the US on the grounds that it was a matter of fentanyl and other issues.
On March 3, Eastern Time, the United States announced that it would impose another 10% tariff on Chinese products imported to the United States from March 4 on the grounds of fentanyl and other issues. China is strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposes it. It will take countermeasures to firmly safeguard its rights and interests.
China is one of the countries with the strictest anti-drug policies and the most thorough implementation in the world. China and the United States have carried out extensive and in-depth anti-drug cooperation and achieved remarkable results. However, the US side "shifted the blame" and made mistakes again and again, and once again imposed tariffs on Chinese products imported to the United States on the grounds of fentanyl. This practice of the United States ignores facts, ignores international trade rules and the voices of all parties, and is a typical unilateral and bullying act.
China has repeatedly stated that the unilateral tariffs of the US violate WTO rules and undermine the multilateral trading system. This will not only not solve its own problems, but will also cause damage to China-US economic and trade cooperation and the normal international trade order. China urges the US to respect the rights and interests of other countries and immediately withdraw unreasonable and unreasonable unilateral tariff measures that harm others and are unfavorable to oneself. We hope that the US side will view and handle issues objectively and rationally, and return to the right track of properly resolving differences through equal dialogue as soon as possible.
