On March 13, in response to issues related to the tariffs imposed by the US on China, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said, “Whether it is the 301 tariff or the 232 tariff, it has been ruled by the WTO dispute settlement body as a violation of multilateral trade rules. The combination of these tariffs will neither help the so-called “national security” nor save the US domestic industry; it will only highlight the unilateralism, protectionism, and bullying of the US side's measures.”

On March 13, in response to issues related to the tariffs imposed by the US on China, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said, “Whether it is the 301 tariff or the 232 tariff, it has been ruled by the WTO dispute settlement body as a violation of multilateral trade rules. The combination of these tariffs will neither help the so-called “national security” nor save the US domestic industry; it will only highlight the unilateralism, protectionism, and bullying of the US side's measures.”