Don’t ‘Blackmail China’ on Tariffs Because ‘It Will Not Work,’ Foreign Ministry Warns Trump
China urges the U.S. “to adopt a correct attitude" on trade relations between the two countries and not try to "blackmail China because it will not work,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang at a Beijing news conference Thursday, reacting…
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to the Trump administration’s announcement it will “consider” hiking the latest round of proposed Trade Act Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports to 25 percent from 10 percent (see 1808010069). China also urges the U.S. “to return to rationality and refrain from acting impulsively, otherwise they will end up hurting themselves,” he said.