(7 Apr 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beijing, China – 7 April 2025
1. Wide of news conference
2. Wide of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“The US is practicing hegemony in the name of reciprocity. It sacrifices the legitimate interests of other countries to serve its own self-interests. Putting the US first over international rules is a typical act of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying.”
4. Reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“The US implementation of differentiated tariffs violates the WTO’s non-discrimination principle, seriously undermines the normal international economic and trade order and the security and stability of the global supply chain, seriously damages the multilateral trading system, and impacts the world economic recovery. It will inevitably be opposed by the international community.”
6. Reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“Development is a universal right of all countries, not the privilege of a few countries. All countries should uphold the principles of consultation, joint construction and sharing, adhere to true multilateralism, jointly oppose all forms of unilateralism and protectionism, safeguard the international system with the UN at its core, and safeguard the multilateral trade system with the WTO at its core.”
8. Reporters
9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“Regarding your question on the talks (between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump), please ask the relevant department. Pressure and threats are not the way to deal with China. China will firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests."
10. Various of news conference
STORYLINE:
China on Monday accused the U.S. of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs.
“Putting ‘America First’ over international rules is a typical act of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying,” Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters.
Last week, Trump put an additional 34% tariff on Chinese goods, coming on top of two rounds of 10% tariffs already declared in February and March, which Trump said was due to Beijing’s role in the fentanyl crisis.
China and other governments retaliated quickly.
China announced its own 34% tariff rate on U.S. goods, mirroring Trump’s tariff rate for China.
China also suspended sorghum, poultry and bonemeal imports from some American companies.
China’s latest retaliatory moves include more export controls on rare earth minerals, critical for various technologies, and a lawsuit at the World Trade Organization.
Lin said the new tariffs harmed the stability of global production and supply chain and seriously impacted the world’s economic recovery.
“Pressure and threats are not the way to deal with China. China will firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests,” Lin added.
AP video shot by: Liu Zheng
===========================================================
Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com.
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/78ad1f26de0e429ab349d97ebc81fa9d
Author: AP Archive
Go to Source
News post in April 12, 2025, 9:04 am.
Visit Our Sponsor’s:
News Post In – News
