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Beijing has called on the US to “completely cancel all unilateral tariff measures” if it wants trade talks, in some of China’s strongest comments yet on the impasse between the world’s two economic superpowers.

“The unilateral tariff measures were initiated by the US,” said He Yadong, a Chinese commerce ministry spokesperson. “If the US truly wants to solve the problem, it should . . . completely cancel all unilateral tariff measures against China and find a way to resolve differences through equal dialogue.”

Beijing has maintained that the US must make the first move to de-escalate the crisis, which is threatening to spark a hard decoupling between the two countries’ economies.

Chinese analysts argue that the US imposition of high tariffs make it difficult for Beijing to find a way to defuse the crisis.

China’s President Xi Jinping would find it difficult to engage personally with Trump on the trade war unless this was preceded by extensive negotiations to hammer out a deal, they say.

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[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 70 points 3 months ago

Why is it when I read one of these news articles China always appears to negotiate from a position of strength while Trump sounds like a bumbling idiot?

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 57 points 3 months ago

Because that is exactly what it is.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Because Trump is a bumbling idiot and Xi has a "no limits partnership" with his boss Vlad.

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

Because you have critical thinking skills

[-] Steve@startrek.website 11 points 3 months ago

Sometimes reality shows thru

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

It do be like that

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Looks like you don't need new glasses.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 46 points 3 months ago

Ah, Trump the master negotiator strikes again.

[-] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 3 months ago

Sodomized. What a disgraceful end for the USA.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

Let's not slander sodomy.

[-] HomebrewHedonist@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 months ago
[-] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Art of the heel

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago

US responds, "What was that? I wasn't listening."

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 0 points 3 months ago

That's how it should go, yes.

[-] engene@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

If all countries respond like this, it would shut him up quicker! 💪

[-] nogooduser@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

But they’re reciprocal tariffs, not unilateral. It’s like nobody listens.

[-] LePoisson@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

No, Trump imposed additional tariffs without reason on China. The only reason China raised tariffs, and by the way they literally stopped raising them because it's pointless since they're already so high, is because Trump started imposing them when he took office.

There already were trade agreements and tariffs in place negotiated with both countries input. These new tariffs were just slapped on by the Trump admin not as a reaction to anything but as a unilateral imposition.

You could also say they're unilateral because they're only aimed at China and no other states if you want to look at it that way too.

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