China’s Ministry of Commerce responds to the US postponement of tariffs on Canada and Mexico

On the 3rd local time, US President Trump decided to postpone the imposition of tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days.

At the regular press conference held by the Ministry of Commerce on February 6, spokesperson He Yongqian responded that the US’s unilateral imposition of tariffs seriously violated the rules of the WTO and was of a bad nature. It was a typical unilateralism and trade protectionism practice, which seriously damaged the rules-based multilateral trading system, disrupted the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain, and aggravated global trade tensions.

He Yongqian said that China is willing to work with relevant countries to clearly advocate free trade and multilateralism, jointly respond to the challenges of unilateralism and trade protectionism, and maintain the orderly and stable development of international trade.