CCTV News: According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered questions from reporters on the US announcement that the US side would impose 10% tariffs on Chinese products imported from the US.
Q: On February 1, Eastern Time, the United States announced an additional 10% tariff on Chinese products imported to the United States. What is China’s comment on this?
A: The US imposed a 10% tariff on Chinese products imported from the US on the grounds of fentanyl. China is strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposed it. It will take necessary countermeasures to firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.
China's position is consistent and firm. There are no winners in trade wars and tariff wars. The US's unilateral tariff imposition is seriously violated WTO rules, which not only cannot solve its own problems, but also does not benefit both sides and the world.
China is one of the countries with the strictest anti-drug policies and the most thoroughly implemented in the world. Fentanyl is a problem in the United States. In the humanitarian spirit, China has provided support for the United States to deal with the fentanyl issue. At the request of the US, China announced the formal registration of fentanyl substances in 2019, making it the first country in the world to formally register fentanyl substances. China has carried out extensive anti-drug cooperation with the United States and achieved remarkable results, which is obvious to all. The US should view and deal with its own fentanyl issue objectively and rationally, rather than threaten other countries with tariffs at will. The practice of imposing tariffs is not constructive and will inevitably affect and harm the future cooperation between the two sides on drug control issues.
China urges the US to correct its wrong practices, maintain a good situation in which Sino-US drug control cooperation is hard-won, and promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of Sino-US relations.
