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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — The United States has imposed two rounds of unreasonable tariffs on China under the pretext of the fentanyl issue, to which China has responded with timely tariff and non-tariff countermeasures, firmly safeguarding its legitimate rights and interests. “These countermeasures remain in effect,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Wednesday.
Lin Jian made the statement at a regular briefing for journalists in response to a question on the matter.
As the Chinese diplomat recalled, China and the United States reached a number of positive agreements during trade and economic negotiations in Geneva, agreeing to a significant reduction in the level of bilateral duties.
Following the talks, the United States promised to cancel 91 percent of additional duties on Chinese products and suspend 24 percent of “mirror duties.” China, for its part, also canceled 91 percent of additional retaliatory duties on American imports and suspended 24 percent of retaliatory duties. At the same time, both countries retained mutual customs duties of 10 percent. –0–