The tariffs are “typical unilateralism and protectionism, and economic bullying”, spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular press conference.
He said that US tariffs in the name of reciprocity only served its own interest at the expense of other countries.
Last week, Trump introduced an additional 34% tariff on Chinese goods as part of steep levies imposed on most US trade partners, bringing the total duties on China this year to 54%. China retaliated with a series of countermeasures. Lin deferred to other bodies the question of whether China would engage in negotiations with the United States. US customs agents have been collecting Trump’s unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries since Saturday.
“The abuse of tariffs by the United States is tantamount to depriving countries, especially those in the Global South, of their right to development,” Lin said, citing a widening gap between the rich and poor in each country, and less developed countries suffering a greater impact.