China says trade and tariff wars with US serve no one, rejects ‘overcapacity’ as false proposition

Record ID: 2364174

  • Title: China says trade and tariff wars with US serve no one, rejects ‘overcapacity’ as false proposition
  • Date: 12th March 2026
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (MARCH 12, 2026) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, GUO JIAKUN, WALKING INTO CONFERENCE ROOM JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, GUO JIAKUN, SAYING: "China's position on handling China-U.S. economic and trade issues is consistent and clear. It opposes all forms of unilateral tariff measures. Tariff w
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  • Keywords: Beijing China MOFA Ministry US diplomacy foreign policy tariff trade
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001324012032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China said on Thursday (March 12) the U.S. claim of overcapacity was a "false proposition" and said it opposed "political manipulation under this pretext." 
    Foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular news conference that China’s position on China–U.S. trade issues was clear and that Beijing opposed all unilateral tariff measures, saying trade and tariff wars served neither side’s interests.
    U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Wednesday (March 11) it was launching two trade investigations into excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading partners and into forced labour, rebuilding tariff pressure after the Supreme Court tore down much of Trump's tariff program last month.
    China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea and Mexico are among countries that could face new tariffs by this summer under the "Section 301" investigation of unfair trade practices, said U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
    (Production: Alessandro Diviggiano)
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