Foreign Ministry defies Trump's tariff threat and vows countermeasures
發佈日期: 2025-10-14 19:50
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Beijing has vowed countermeasures in response to Washington's latest tariff threat and moved to add several South Korean shipping subsidiaries linked to the U.S. to its sanctions list.
Officials from the two sides confirmed they remain in communication in recent days.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent noted the prospective Trump-Xi meeting on APEC sidelines later this month will still be on.
U.S. President Donald Trump is carrying out a threat to slap 100 percent additional tariffs on all Chinese goods.
The Foreign Ministry showed no sign of backing down.
A spokesman said "Threatening is not the right way to deal with Beijing" and criticised a raft of trade actions imposed by the U.S. government in recent months targeting China.
He urged the U.S. to follow the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, properly manage differences and safeguard the stable and healthy development of their trade ties.
This as U.S. treasury chief Scott Bessent hinted a sign of de-escalation in a latest interview with Fox Business Network.
He said he believes the meeting between Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping in South Korea "will still be on."
According to Bessent, the two sides were having substantial communications and more meetings are expected.
As for the new tariff rate, Bessent suggested it would not kick in until November 1st, and said: "The 100 percent tariff does not have to happen."
China's Ministry of Commerce confirmed they remain in communication under the trade and economic consultation mechanism, and that a working-level meeting was held on Monday.
It added it had informed the U.S. before the announcement of tightening rare earth exports.
A statement from the ministry wrote, the U.S. cannot ask for talks while simultaneously rolling out new restrictive measures.
Meanwhile, China's worldwide export, including shipments to Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa, hit a six-month high despite fizzling tensions with the U.S. Official figures showed an 8.3 percent increase year-on-year.
Officials from the General Administration of Customs Affairs told reporters China's robust industrial system made it a key link in the global industrial and supply chains.
With China and the U.S. starting to collect special charges on each other's vessels from Tuesday, Beijing announced sanctions against five U.S.-linked subsidiaries of South Korea's shipping giant Hanwha Ocean, accusing them of aiding Washington in its curbs on Chinese shipbuilding.
