China Urges U.S. to Show Sincerity in Upcoming High-level Economic, Trade Meeting

Excerpt:  “Ministry spokesperson He Yadong said at a press conference on Thursday that China has consistently maintained a firm stance against the United States’ abuse of tariff measures. He urged the U.S. side to face up to the serious negative impact that its unilateral tariff measures have had, both on itself and the global community. ‘The U.S. side should make preparations and take actions on issues such as correcting its wrong practices and lifting the unilateral tariffs,’ the spokesperson said in response to a journalist’s query on an upcoming high-level economic and trade meeting between the two countries. …  ‘But if the U.S. says one thing but does another, or even attempts to continue to coerce and blackmail under the guise of talks, China will never agree, nor will it seek to reach any agreement by sacrificing its principle and position as well as international fairness and justice,’ he said.”