roulettegame| Resolutely oppose and make solemn representations! The Ministry of Commerce responds to the US raising the 301 tariff on some Chinese products

A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said on the 14th that on May 14, the United States released the results of the four-year review of the 301 tariff on China, announcing that on the basis of the original 301 tariff on China, further increase tariffs on electric vehicles, lithium batteries, photovoltaic batteries, key minerals, semiconductors, steel and aluminum, port cranes, personal protective equipment and other products imported from China. The Chinese side firmly opposes and solemnly makes representations.

Out of domestic political considerations, the US side abused the 301 tariff review procedure, further raised the 301 tariff imposed on some Chinese products, and politicized and instrumentalized economic and trade issues, which is a typical political manipulation, and the Chinese side expresses strong dissatisfaction with this. The WTO has long ruled that tariff 301 violates WTO rules. Instead of correcting it, the US side is bent on going its own way, making mistakes again and again.

Violation of the 301 tariff increase by the United StatesRoulettegamePresident Biden's promise of "not seeking to suppress and contain China's development" and "not seeking to decouple from China" is also not in line with the spirit of consensus reached by the two heads of state, which will seriously affect the atmosphere of bilateral cooperation. The US side should immediately correct its erroneous practices and abolish the measures to impose tariffs on China. China will take resolute measures to safeguard its own rights and interests.

Source: Xinhuanet