Starting today (October 14), China and the United States will charge fees for ships docking at each other's ports.
According to a report by Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, the Sino-US trade war saw a new point of friction on Tuesday (14th). Washington began charging an additional fee for Chinese ships docking at US ports from that day. From the same day, China also started charging fees for American ships docked in Chinese ports, at a rate of 400 RMB per net ton.
The Chinese side's countermeasures are a proper and necessary act to safeguard its own interests. Since the Trump administration initiated the tariff war against China, despite four rounds of negotiations between China and the US, the US has repeatedly violated its commitments and continued to implement measures restricting and sanctioning China, seriously damaging China's interests. In the face of the US's escalating pressure, China has no reason to back down.
China's position has always been clear: if we talk, the door is always open; if we fight, we will also stand firm. "Cooperation benefits both sides, while confrontation harms both" is an objective fact. If the US really wants to ease the trade tensions, it needs to abandon the mindset of confrontation and move towards China. Otherwise, it will only lead to greater losses for both sides and plunge the trade war into a more difficult deadlock.
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