- Title: China condemns new US tariffs, promises to safeguard its own interests
- Date: 3rd April 2025
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (APRIL 3, 2025) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON GUO JIAKUN WALKING INTO CONFERENCE ROOM JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, GUO JIAKUN, SAYING: "Under the guise of reciprocity, the U.S. has imposed tariffs on products exported to the US from many countries, including China, which seriously violates
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- Keywords: Beijing China Foreign Affairs Ministry News Conference Spokesperson
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,International Trade
- Reuters ID: LVA001388403042025RP1
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- Story Text: Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday (April 3) that China opposes the tariffs imposed by the United States and that it will take necessary measures to safeguard its interests.
"China has repeatedly stressed that there are no winners in trade wars and tariff wars, and there is no way out for protectionism,” Chinese foreign Ministry Guo Jiakun said during a regular news conference.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that closes a trade loophole known as "de minimis" that has allowed low-value packages from China and Hong Kong to enter the United States free of duties.
Trump campaigned on a promise to punish China for the role it has played in the synthetic opioid crisis that has killed more than 450,000 Americans in the last decade. Chinese chemical makers are the top suppliers of raw materials purchased by Mexico's cartels to produce the deadly drug, U.S. anti-narcotics officials say.
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