2025-04-03
53 分钟Hello and welcome to World Today, I'm Ding Heng in Beijing.
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China has voiced strong opposition to Washington's so-called reciprocal tariffs, vowing to take countermeasures.
China's Ministry of Commerce has described U.S. tariffs as a typical bullying practice based on unilateral assessments.
China is urging the U.S. to resolve differences with its trading partners through dialogue and consultation.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to slap new tariffs on America's global trading partners despite widespread opposition.
His announcement is adding 34% tariffs to the existing 20% duties on all Chinese goods shipped to the United States.
So joining us now on the line are Professor Qu Qiang from Mingzhu University of China,
as well as Mr. Aina Tengen, senior fellow at the Taihe Institute.
Thank you very much for joining us, Aina Tengen and Professor Qu Qiang.
First of all, Aina, going to you.
Do you agree
that the so-called reciprocal tariffs announced by Trump are bullying practices based on unilateral assessments?
Yeah, well, that was the position of the foreign ministry.
I agree it is patently bullying, but there's another way of looking at it.