China is working with other members of the United Nations Security Council on a response to North Korea ’s missile launch over Japan , the Chinese foreign minister said on August 30th 2017.
China’s foreign minister tore into the new steel and aluminium tariffs announced by US President Trump , calling them “ groundless” in remarks to state media Saturday.
“ The American action to put sanctions on other countries ’ reasonable steel and aluminium exports in the name of harming national security is groundless , ” minister Wang Yi said.
Wang Yi made the comments in an interview with China Business Journal on the sidelines of the Chinese People ’ s Political Consultative Conference , a top advisory body opening its annual national session in Beijing over the weekend.
“ It ’ s not only China that believes this to be unreasonable , many European countries and Canada have all said they cannot accept this.”
Trump announced Thursday his decision to impose hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports , inciting a worldwide uproar and stoking fears of a global trade war.
European Commission chief Jean - Claude Juncker said Friday the EU was drawing up retaliatory measures including tariffs on imports of American goods like Harley -Davidson motorcycles , bourbon and blue jeans , if the Trump administration moves forward with its plan .
China has previously warned it was ready with counter- measures should the Trump administration deploy tariffs , but the country has yet to make any specific moves after the latest trade volley .
Steel and aluminium each account for less than one percent of China ’ s total exports to the United States .
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