China makes its stance clear! After Trump threatened to further impose a 50% tariff on China and warned that China must cancel its retaliatory tariffs, we responded. On April 8th, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce stated that China's countermeasures were taken to safeguard its sovereignty, security, and development interests. The US threat to escalate tariffs is a mistake upon a mistake, exposing once again the extortionate nature of the US side. China absolutely does not accept this. If the US insists on going down this path, China will see it through to the end.
Clearly, in the face of Trump's warnings and threats, our stance is very clear: "see it through to the end." To be honest, we have seen through America's tricks clearly. The US is clearly extorting and blackmailing, and if it fails, it hopes to increase pressure on us by escalating its extortion and blackmail tactics, forcing us to submit. However, the US has obviously miscalculated. Within less than 12 hours after Trump's remarks, we responded. This shows that we are fully prepared mentally for the US's extortionist behavior.
In fact, previously, we have clearly stated that pressure and threats are not the right way to deal with China. Since the US intends to continue escalating, we will not back down. In short, the US can fight however it wants, and we will fight back accordingly. The US can fight for as long as it wants, and we will fight for as long as necessary, until the US realizes that a trade war is completely against its own interests and has significant negative impacts on it, and is willing to resolve differences with us in good faith. Clearly, the US should not underestimate our determination to defend our own interests.
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