Before the upcoming meeting between the Chinese and US Ministry of Commerce, we have already made it clear that if the United States wants to hear a satisfactory answer from China, it should satisfy us first.
On September 7, the Chinese and US Ministry of Commerce will meet in Tianjin to hold the second vice ministerial-level meeting of the China-US Business Working Group. The two sides will have an in-depth exchange of views on a wide range of issues, including their respective economic and trade policy concerns, business aspirations and practical cooperation.
Before the United States Department of Commerce delegation came to China, they took the initiative to send a certain degree of friendly signal.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative recently announced again that it has postponed the decision to impose Section 301 tariffs on Chinese products.
We have responded to this.
On September 5, He Yongqian, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, made it clear that the WTO has ruled that Section 301 tariffs violate WTO rules, and China has made representations to the US side on this matter on many occasions, urging the US side to correct its wrong practices, actively respond to the calls of all walks of life, and immediately cancel all additional tariffs imposed on China.
In fact, this has always been our demand, and the United States can come to discuss business, provided that it meets our requirements and shows the sincerity of cooperation.
Although this time they extended the decision to impose tariffs, it was completely palliative.
There is no precise time definition for this so-called extension, and it is all up to United States itself. Once China and the United States do not reach an agreement, United States will make a big fuss about this matter and launch a counterattack.
And even if China and the United States negotiate and are ready to continue doing business, they will use this tariff to demand further concessions from us.
To put it bluntly, this so-called Section 301 tariff is a bargaining chip they use to negotiate with us.
This time, before the meeting between the Chinese and US Ministry of Commerce, the United States delayed the relevant decision, not to create a good atmosphere for negotiations, but to let us see their means, whether this tariff is imposed or canceled, all in their thoughts.
But as the spokesman said, the Section 301 tariffs themselves are illegal and a typical example of United States abusing state power and disrupting the international market order.
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United States this move harms not only the interests of Chinese companies, but also United States companies and people.
Previously, the Office of the United States Trade Representative sought public comment on the results of the tariff review. The results of the survey show that the majority of opinions oppose the continuation of tariff increases or the application for an extension of the tariff exclusions.
This is proof that the United States' Section 301 tariffs on China are unpopular.
Although the visit of the United States Department of Commerce to China and the holding of the Sino-US Commerce Department Work Conference is arranged as usual twice a year, it is still worth careful consideration at this critical moment.
The United States election is approaching, the Biden administration is only a few months away from leaving office, what he now sends people to China to talk about, will he do anything, will his successor be completely overthrown?
Moreover, before the United States Department of Commerce came to China, Sullivan, Assistant to the President of the United States for Security Affairs, first came and talked with our Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a total of 6 rounds, which lasted for 11 hours.
After that, the U.S.-China Commerce Department talks were finalized, the U.S.-China climate envoy talks were finalized, and the two sides agreed to further high-level military contacts.
Obviously, there will be some easing of Sino-US relations in the coming period.
So what is Biden trying to do before he leaves office? Could it be that you want to give a big gift to your successor?
The odds are almost zero, given that Harris and Trump, one is the one who forced him to give up the election, and the other is his own rival.
In fact, Biden wants to draw a successful end to his political career that is about to end, but if Biden wants to get his wish, he still has to show sincerity and satisfy us first.