The tariffs adopted by the US “violate the fundamental rules of the World Trade Organization” and demonstrate that Washington “no longer considers itself bound by the rules of international trade law.” This was stated by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, as cited by the Ria Novosti agency.

The Chinese leadership plans to hold a high-level meeting, possibly today, to define measures aimed at revitalizing the economy and stabilizing capital markets amid escalating tensions in the trade war with the US. This was reported by Reuters on its website, highlighting economists’ concerns about a potential decrease in China’s growth by 2025 by 1-2% of GDP. The meeting is the first to be made public since US President Donald Trump imposed “reciprocal” tariffs on China and follows the enforcement of tariffs totaling 104% on imports of goods made in China.

China and the US can resolve their trade and economic disputes “through respectful and equal dialogue, and mutually beneficial cooperation.” This was stated in the white paper on bilateral trade released today by Beijing, as reported by Xinhua. “It is normal for the parties to have differences and in cooperation: China is willing to communicate on important economic and trade issues,” but the US “will not solve its problems with tariffs.” Practices that Beijing “strongly opposes,” believing that “the essence of economic and trade ties lies in mutual benefit.”

Beijing promises to take all “firm and decisive” measures to protect its interests in response to the enforcement of American tariffs at 104% on imports of goods made in China, claiming the “legitimate right of the Chinese people to development,” which “is inalienable.” The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Jian, in the daily briefing, added that “China’s sovereignty, security, and development interests are absolutely inviolable.” Therefore, “we will continue to take firm and decisive measures to safeguard our legitimate rights and interests,” noted the spokesperson.

China has “firm will and abundant means” to take countermeasures if the United States were to further escalate restrictive and punitive measures. This is the position of the Ministry of Commerce on the day of the enforcement of US tariffs at 104% on goods made in China and the release of Beijing’s white paper on China-US trade relations.

“I’m telling you, these countries are calling us to kiss my ass.” This is how Donald Trump expressed himself during the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington, talking about the countries affected by tariffs that want to negotiate to reduce tariffs. Addressing the audience of Republicans to assert his tough stance, the US president assured that many countries hit by tariffs “are dying to make a deal.”

The United States has imposed a new wave of tariffs against dozens of trading partners, with President Donald Trump targeting China in particular. The new ‘reciprocal tariffs’ are customized for about 60 economies and replace the basic ones that came into effect on Saturday. The new levels range from 11 to 50%, with a direct retaliation against Beijing that will raise the rate to a surprising 104%.

“I think China will make a deal at some point”: this was stated by Donald Trump during the gala dinner of the National Republican Congressional Committee in Washington.

“I know what I’m doing”: this was said by Donald Trump during the gala dinner of the National Republican Congressional Committee in Washington, where he continued to defend his tariffs by stating that other countries want to make deals. “We don’t necessarily want to make a deal with them. We’re happy to stay like this, taking our 2 billion dollars a day, but they want to make a deal with us,” he said, claiming that companies are returning to the US and investing trillions of dollars. “Chip manufacturers are coming, everyone is coming. We’ve never had anything like this,” he said.

China manipulates its currency to offset tariffs: this was stated by Donald Trump during the gala dinner of the National Republican Congressional Committee at the National Building Museum.

The US “will soon announce tariffs on the pharmaceutical sector.” This was stated by Donald Trump during the gala dinner of the National Republican Congressional Committee at the National Building Museum.