China is ready to fight till the end if the United States is bent on waging a tariff war or trade war, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Commenting on the US threat of an additional 50 percent tariff on Chinese imports, spokesman Lin Jian said the indiscriminate imposition of tariffs by the US seriously violates the legitimate rights and interests of other countries and the rules of the World Trade Organization, seriously damages the rule-based multilateral trading system, and seriously impacts the stability of the global economic order.
"It is typical unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying, and has been widely opposed by the international community," Lin said.
He added that pressuring, threatening and blackmailing are not the right ways to deal with China.
"China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its lawful rights and interests," Lin said.
"If the United States ignores the interests of the two countries and the international community and insists on fighting tariff wars and trade wars, China will surely fight till the end."
Meanwhile, Premier Li Qiang said China's macroeconomic policies this year have fully taken into account various uncertainties and it has sufficient policy tools in reserve, adding that Beijing was "fully capable of hedging against adverse external influences".
Li made the comments in a phone call with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who urged Beijing to ensure a negotiated solution to problems caused by the sweeping US import tariffs.
The premier added that China's countermeasures are aimed not only at safeguarding the country's sovereignty, security and development interest, but also at defending global trade rules and international fairness and justice.
He said China will continue its opening-up policies and step up cooperation with other countries. (Xinhua/Reuters)
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Last updated: 2025-04-08 HKT 21:59
China 'ready to fight till the end' over US tariffs
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