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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — China has called on the United States to suspend its tariff measures imposed as a result of the Article 232 investigation as soon as possible, He Yongqian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, said Thursday.
Speaking at a press conference, He Yongqian noted that the US’s Section 232 tariff measures on imported automobiles, steel and aluminum, as well as its Section 232 investigation into imported pharmaceuticals, are typical manifestations of unilateralism and protectionism.
Such actions not only harm the rights and interests of other countries and undermine the rules-based multilateral trading system, but also do not benefit the US’s own industry, the spokeswoman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said.
China calls on the US to end the Article 232 tariff measures as soon as possible and properly address the concerns of all parties concerned through equal dialogue, He Yongqian concluded. -0-