On Sunday, the China government condemned the Trump administration imposing a long-threatened 10 % tariff to Chinese imports, leaving open door to talks with the USA, which could avoid a deepening conflict.
Beijing will question the tariff of President Donald Trump in the World Trade Organization – a symbolic gesture – and will take indefinite “remedies” in response to the fee that entered Tuesday, Chinese financial and commercial ministries on Tuesday.
This answer refrained from immediate escalation, which meant China's duel with Trump in his first term as president and repeated a more measured language in which he used Beijing in recent weeks.
On Saturday, Trump ordered 25 percent of tariffs for Canadian and Mexican imports and 10 percent for goods from China, saying that Beijing must stop the flow of fentanyl, potentially deadly opioids, to the United States.
The subdued reaction of China meant a contrast with direct retaliation and heated language from Canada, a long -term US ally and Mexico, the next best place for exports in the USA.
After announcing the Canadian response to the US tariff, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the coming days would be “difficult for Canadians and will be difficult for Americans.” Trudeau said that Canada would shoot a 25 -percentage tariff for US $ 155 billion in response to the 25 -percentage tariff of US President Donald Trump for most Canadian goods.
Trade rules violated, says China
The Chinese Ministry of Trade stated in a statement that Trump's movement “seriously violates the” principles of international trade, calling the US to “involve in Frank Dialogue and strengthening cooperation.”
Submission of a lawsuit to the WTO may allow Beijing to win in messages, by putting on the basis of a trade system for a long time recommended by the American administrations of both political parties. Beijing took the same step in a challenge for tariffs of up to 45 percent for Chinese electric vehicles by the European Union.
At the same time, the WTO appeal is not immediate costs or a threat to Washington.
The WTO dispute settlement system has been successfully closed since 2019, when Trump blocked judges to handle the appeal. Since President Barack Obama, the US have accused that the WTO authority had exceeded its authority.
For weeks, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mao Ning said that Beijing believes that there is no winner in the trade war.
Chinese officials were also encouraged by the signs that Trump could look for more refined relations with China since the conversation with the Chinese leader XI Jinping last month.
Both Republicans and Democrats perceived China as the greatest foreign policy and economic challenge for the United States.
Strengthening the bonds with allies
The huge commercial surplus of China – almost $ 1 trillion last year – is sensitivity to Beijing. Chinese exports in key industries, including cars, grow faster than the value, which suggests that manufacturers discount to win foreign sales when the demand at home is spraying.
For this reason, the analysts expected China to try to conclude a contract with Trump early to relieve the blow from US trade activities
For months, China has also been preparing for the long -awaited Trump's transition in the tariffs, deepening bonds with allies, pressing some independence in key technology areas and postponing funds to support a sensitive economy.
The Chinese economy, the second largest in the world, achieved its official goal of growth by five percent last year, even many complained about falling work prospects and deteriorating living standards.
The sharpest China on Sunday was above Fentanyl, an area where Biden administration also called Beijing to break up precursor chemicals in China needed to produce the drug.
“Fentanyl is a problem of America,” said the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The Chinese side conducted extensive anti -nobility cooperation with the United States and achieved unusual results.”