Beijing urges Washington to remove latest tariffs

FILE PHOTO: Employees work on an electric vehicle (EV) production line at a Volkswagen Anhui factory in Hefei, Anhui province, China September 25, 2024. According to a survey released earlier this week by the German Chamber of Commerce in China, about 38 per cent of German companies are accelerating their localisation plans in China as a key response to the US tariff hikes. In the automotive sector, that number rises to 48 per cent. -China Daily via Reuters

BEIJING: China has urged the United States to fully remove all unilateral tariffs imposed on its exporters, emphasising that a genuine resolution can only be achieved through equal and constructive dialogue, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday (April 24).

The ministry's remarks came in response to some foreign media reports that US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent recently said that a "trade war with China is unsustainable" and tensions are expected to ease in the near future.