China calls on the United States to “correct its mistakes” – to cancel tariff hikes and return to the “road of mutual respect.”
Beijing's Commerce Department's phone call on Sunday follows U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocity tariffs imposed earlier this month It was suspended for 90 days last week For most countries – but not China
“We urge the United States … to take a big step to correct its mistakes, completely canceling the wrong 'mutual tariffs' practices and returning to the right path of mutual respect,” a spokesperson for the Commerce Department said in a statement.
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Beijing has shown signs of shock at the Trump administration’s strong counterattack against the two countries’ huge trade imbalances, amid years of complaints about the failure of China to open up its markets as promised and substantial subsidies to the export sector that currently dominates multiple market sectors.
China finds itself in a trade war, both sides announce repeated tariff increases – as high as 145% for Chinese goods, while Beijing ranks retaliatory tariffs of 125% for U.S. goods, a Beijing condemns the strategy as a “joke”.
Civilian officials in Beijing have been placed on “Wartime Basics” According to a source spoken by Reuters, it ordered a global charm offensive to make other countries opposed to Trump's tariffs.
One of the people said that Communist propaganda officials played a leading role in building China’s response, with a government spokesperson posting provocative clips on social media, including former leader Mao Zedong saying on 1953 historical footage: “We will never succumb.”
They said diplomatic and business bureaucrats have been ordered to cancel vacation plans and go all out to get the phone on, which covers the strengthening of U.S. staff members responding to China’s first term to Trump.
Beijing had hoped to avoid a booming trade war, but its diplomats seemed difficult to establish high-level communication channels with the Trump administration to push for its “win-win” trade solution – a goal that could be hurt China fails to fulfill its first phase of trade agreement During Trump's term, an agreement was reached with U.S. negotiators.
Diplomats in Beijing have been attracting other administrations of Trump’s tariffs and sent letters to work with multiple countries and collaborating for long-standing American allies in Europe, Japan and South Korea.
After the initial revenge of China, Trump said: “China has made a mistake, they panic – one thing they can't afford!” He also suggested that Beijing wanted to reach an agreement, but “they just don't know what to do.”
With some exceptions, now that the trade in goods between China and the United States is mostly frozen, Beijing is starting to crack down on trade in services while warning its citizens not to travel to the United States and push Rare Earth Elements and Imports in American Films.
Trump administration officials told Reuters that the United States “clearly stated to China that we want work-level connections to continue…but will not interact for participation and will not participate in dialogues that will not improve American interests.”
Diplomatic rejection
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tried to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Beijing-approved Chinese eagle who visited New York in February, but two top diplomats failed to secure a meeting after sharing a frigid call in late January.
It is said that the king did it Derogatory words for RubioBut Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday that although the fact that the U.S. asked Xi Jinping to talk to Trump has been rejected, he hopes the two presidents will eventually resolve the problem, according to the Wall Street Journal.
International relations expert Zhao Minghao said the propaganda “has worked entirely in China’s decision-making system.”
“For China, it is usually agreed and work at the work level, and then we can arrange the summit.”
“The countries that have negotiated negotiations so far this year have certainly not done much,” said Lynn Song, chief economist at Bank of England, said.
Meanwhile, China created a retaliatory script that included tariffs and restrictions on about 60 companies.
EU diplomats told Reuters it has also worded with some community governments to provide joint statement support for the multilateral trading system.
But diplomats say the news delivery does not address the concerns of non-U.S. governments on the Chinese government Overcapacityits subsidies to the regime and allegedly unfair competition.
Beijing said these concerns were exaggerated, and its high-tech industry rose due to its comparative advantages and benefits.
China is also very focused on domestic reactions to tariffs, with social media users widely republishing the official daily warnings of panic in an April 7 editorial.
China has also recently begun to encourage families to spend more and has greatly changed its language about domestic consumption.
Beijing’s aim was to transfer the growth engine from exports to consumers, when the economy was still plagued by a prolonged crisis caused by a huge real estate bubble that allegedly left the country with tens of millions of empty apartments.
Zhao from Fudan University said: “The real battlefield is on the domestic front, not bilateral negotiations.”
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