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China warns US against imposing tariffs 'without reason'
Touting Beijing's cooperation in the fight against the fentanyl epidemic in the United States, Wang Yi said Washington should not "repay kindness with resentment, let alone impose tariffs without reason".
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends the opening ceremony of the symposium on the International Situation and China's Foreign Relations 2024 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Dec. 17, 2024. (AFP/Jade Gao)
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hina's foreign minister on Friday warned the US against imposing tariffs "without reason", speaking at a press conference at which he also raised the risk that the "law of the jungle" could take hold in the world.
Touting Beijing's cooperation in the fight against the fentanyl epidemic in the United States, Wang Yi said Washington should not "repay kindness with resentment, let alone impose tariffs without reason".
"There are around 190 countries in the world," Wang said.
"Imagine if every country emphasised their own priority and believed in strength and status, the world would fall back into the law of the jungle," he said.
Wang also called for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, warning "conflict has no winners, and peace has no losers".
"China welcomes and supports all efforts dedicated to peace," Wang said.
The Chinese top diplomat was speaking on the sidelines of the "Two Sessions" political meetings in Beijing, so far dominated by a new administration in the United States that is overturning the international order.
