A man looks at an electronic sign board showing the closing price of the Heng Seng Index in Hong Kong on April 7, 2025. FP
“Putting ‘America First’ over international rules is a typical act of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying,” Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters.
Last week, Trump put an additional 34% tariff on Chinese goods, on top of two rounds of 10% tariffs already declared in February and March, which Trump said was due to Beijing’s role in the fentanyl crisis. China and other governments retaliated quickly. China announced its own 34% tariff rate on U.S. goods.
Lin said the new tariffs harmed the stability of global production and supply chains and seriously impacted the world’s economic recovery.
“Pressure and threats are not the way to deal with China. China will firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests,” Lin added.
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