Decisive countermeasures will receive the China‘If the USA harm the interests of the country ”with the forthcoming Treasury customs duties, as cited today (28.3.2025) in an account linked to Chinese state television CCTV.
“If the US wants to discuss cooperation with China, mutual respect is a prerequisite,” writes Yuyuan Tantian’s account in a post on Weibo.
The comments are made after the “tsar” of the economy, Chinese Vice President Hen Lifeng, and US representative Jameson Gree held “honest talks” on commercial issues in a video call (26).
During the video call, HE expressed China’s “serious concerns” about existing and proposed US duties and called on Washington to address the concerns of both sides, according to Xinhua, the official news agency of China.
Following the meeting, US President Donald Trump told reporters that he would be willing to reduce duties in imports from China to secure an agreement with the Chinese parent company Tiktok, byTedance, to sell the implementation of short videos used by 170 million.
Trump is expected to announce on April 2, his “reciprocal” duties designed to deal with commercial imbalances, imposing additional tariffs on Chinese products.
After taking office in January, Trump imposed 20% duties on all imports from China, citing China’s failure to stop the pheasalyne outflow.
The US also added dozens of Chinese entities to their list with export restrictions on Tuesday, further increasing the tensions with Beijing.
China responded to US duties by targeting imports of some American products, including carbon, liquefied natural gas and agricultural products with up to 15%.
Source: RES-EIA