HONG KONG: China’s International Minister Wang Yi mentioned Beijing stands on the facet of worldwide guidelines on US-imposed tariffs and opposes protectionism, the International Ministry on Saturday (Apr 26).
Talking on the sidelines of a China-Central Asia overseas ministers assembly in Kazakhstan, Wang mentioned Beijing would search solidarity with different international locations on the tariff state of affairs and exposes “excessive egoism” and the bullying of sure international locations, the ministry mentioned in a press release.
US President Donald Trump asserted in an interview printed on Friday that tariff negotiations have been below approach with China, however Beijing denied any talks have been happening, the newest in a collection of conflicting alerts over what progress was being made to de-escalate a commerce struggle threatening to sap international progress.
Wang, assembly with Uzbekistan International Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, mentioned China would search solidarity with different international locations and would uphold multilateralism to “inject stability into the world”.