Spokesperson's Remarks｜China will definitely take countermeasures in response to arbitrary pressure on China-U.S. trade issues

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday that China-U.S. trade ties are based on two-way and reciprocal interactions. Cooperation will bring about mutual benefit and win-win, and China will definitely take countermeasures in response to arbitrary pressure.

Mao made the remarks during a regular press conference on Wednesday when asked whether China felt that it has had adequate communication with the Trump administration, particularly on trade and other economic issues. 

Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

Mao emphasized that China believes that the right way is to address each other's concerns through dialogue and consultation on the basis of equality and mutual respect.

In response to another question concerning that some analysts who compare China's rhetoric and countermeasures against U.S. President Trump and his tariffs and rhetoric and countermeasures from Canada and Mexico for example, and they say China's responses are actually relatively more restrained, Mao said that China has repeatedly made clear its opposition against the U.S. imposing additional tariffs on Chinese imports, and has taken legitimate and necessary countermeasures to defend China's rights and interests. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)