“OR China He does not want the conflict, but is in no way afraid to fight “and will certainly fight to the end if the US insists on a tariff war, he points out in an article published by the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency, the Ambassador of China in Greece, in Greece. Fang Qiú.
The Chinese Ambassador characterizes his duties Donald Trump “Unfounded and harmful to both the US and for others” and points out that “no winner will come out of one trade war” According to him, “in the face of the US bullying, compromise and concessions will only lead to a deadlock”, since “feeding the tiger by cutting your flesh simply feeds on his greed.”
‘In the face of tariff intimidation of United StatesChina is willing to enhance communication, coordination and cooperation with European countries, including its Greeceinsisting on genuine multiplicity and defending free trade, to jointly promote a just and rational global multipurpose and globalization of the economy without exclusion, so that we bring stability and positive energy to the development of the world economy, “concludes his article.
Read the full article by the Chinese Ambassador below:
“The US government recently announced the imposition of” mutual duties “on all its commercial partners, sparking wide reactions at home and abroad. The US is using reciprocal duties as a weapon of extreme pressure by seeking self -benefits. In essence, it is protectionism, unilateralism and economic hegemony in the name of “reciprocity”. Risking world condemnation, the United States seriously violated the legal rights and interests of all countries, including China and Greece, and significantly shook the stability of the global economic class, which caused the general opposition of the international community. China strongly condemns and is decisively opposed to this move. Here, I would like to share some views with friends from all the social strata in Greece.
The “mutual duties” are unfounded and harmful to both the US and for others. The US trade deficit is an inevitable consequence of the role of the US dollar as an international savings currency. Its long -term, deeper causes are found in the structural problems of the American economy and not in the duties themselves. In addition, although the United States has a commercial deficit of goods, the size of the trade surplus in the services is huge and is the largest source of China’s trade deficit in services. The United States is unaware of the fact that they have long benefited significantly from international trade and global economic development, trying to build high trade barriers by citing the need for “industrial protection” and “national security” reasons, and thus imposing indiscriminate duties and duty -free duty They take advantage of world wealth. The “chaotic punch” of duties not only does not help solve domestic economic problems, but also exacerbates domestic inflationary pressures, weakening the country’s industrial base, exacerbating panic in the financial market, and significantly increasing the risk of economic downturn. Data from the Peterson Institute for the international economy shows that more than 90% of the cost of duties will be borne by the United States importers, later stadium businesses and final consumers. Former US Finance Minister Samers and Fed President Williams said that if the US duties remain unchanged, the possibility of the economy in the future will be over 60%. The tariff blackmail cannot “make the United States great again”, and if the US continues to act arbitrarily will face the negative consequences of their choices.
“First America” should not mean American hegemony. The effort to exert extreme pressure will act as a boomerang, hurting the US itself. In the face of the structural problems of their own economy, the United States does not seek the causes on their own, but avoid self -criticism, pass on their responsibilities, put the whole world to “take medicines for their own illness” and impose duties at every opportunity, using them as a weapon. Citing the principle of “reciprocity” and “justice”, the United States pursues economic and commercial hegemony, involved in zero sum games, put their own interests above the interests of the international community, and undermine the legal rights and interests of other countries. The fact that even their close allies have not escaped “mutual duties” shows that the United States have betrayed their trust and justice and have no credibility. Such a move not only seriously harm the legal rights and interests of the parties involved and prevents economic growth of various countries, but also significantly disrupts the global market and undermine international economic and commercial class. Evidence shows that if the tariff policy announced by the United States government remains virtually unchanged and activated retaliation by commercial partners, as a result, the global growth rate of real GDP in 2025 will decline by 0.5%. The globalization of the economy is something unavoidable for the development of human society, and economic intimidation with the “poverty of the neighbor” will eventually return boomerangs to the US itself.
There will be no winner from a commercial or tariff war. China does not want the conflict, but is never afraid to fight. China does not cause problems, but does not face problems fearful. If the US insists on provoking a tariff or trade war, China will surely fight to the end. We are not going to stay in the way while threatening the legal rights and interests of the Chinese people; we are not going to remain idle while undermining international economic and commercial rules and the multilateral trade system. China is willing to resolve economic and commercial differences with the United States through dialogue and negotiation, but dialogue must always be based on the principles of equality, respect and reciprocity, and if the United States really wants to solve the problem through dialogue and negotiation, they should be able to do so. China is a responsible country and we firmly believe that power is not above justice. In the face of the intimidation of the US, compromise and concessions will only lead to a dead end; “feeding the tiger by cutting your flesh” simply feeds on his greed. We have received countermeasures against the intimidating behavior of the United States not only to safeguard our own legal rights and interests, but also to protect the common interests of all countries of the world and to defend international justice.
China and Greece are in favor, contribute and benefit from multiplicity and free trade and will never succumb to economic coercion and tariff bullying. China’s economy has steady foundations, many advantages, great durability and enormous potential: the basic tendency for the long -term improvement of the Chinese economy and the general trend of its high quality growth has not changed, so the country has a great deal of confidence in its capabilities as it has its capacity. In the meantime, while economic globalization is experiencing adversity, China, as the world’s second largest economy, will insist on the opening outwardly at a high level, in order to provide stability to the uncertain world through its own certainty and to strengthen the global economy with new achievements from the world.
2025 is the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union. Recently, leaders of China and the European Union have confirmed their consent to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation and promoting the healthy and steady development of global economic and trade relations. In the face of the duty of the United States, China is willing to enhance communication, coordination and cooperation with European countries, including Greece, insisting on genuine multimedia and defending free trade, to promote a worldwide and universalist. stability and positive energy for the development of the world economy. “
Source: RES-EIA