The Chinese trade minister, Wentao, warns about the damage of US tariffs, demands world unity against protectionism. | Photo credit: Istockphoto
The Chinese trade minister, Wentao, said that the continuous introduction of tariffs by the United States will cause great damage to the developing world and can even trigger a humanitarian crisis.
China’s “decisive countermeasures” are safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests, and also defending justice and justice in the international community, Wang told Ngozi Okonjo, general director of the oranization of world trade, in a video.
WTO members must join to counteract unilateraism, protectionism and intimidation practices with open cooperation and multilatery, Wang cited in a statement from the Ministry of Commerce on Saturday. The least developed countries face some of the biggest risks of the United States rates, he said.
Separately, Wang also a video call with Geraldo Alckmin, Minister of Development, Industry, Foreign Trade and Services of Brazil. The two parties exchanged opinions on issues such as strengthening economic and commercial cooperation between China and Brazil and responded to tariffs imposed by the United States, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
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Posted on April 12, 2025