Dare to challenge the rules we have established, and we will not hold back either! We struck back and taught India a lesson! The Trump administration tried to rally other countries to form an anti-China trade alliance in an attempt to isolate China economically. In order to please the United States, India was the first to target us. On April 21st, the Indian government announced a temporary tariff of 12% on certain imported steel products, with an effective period of 200 days.
Although the Indian authorities did not explicitly point to China, China is India's second-largest source of steel imports. It is clear that India's intentions towards us are very obvious. Prior to this, we had clearly stated that any country reaching an agreement with the United States cannot do so at the expense of our interests. However, it is evident that India has chosen to ignore the rules we have set.
And after a week passed, we did not see India correcting its mistakes. Since India insists on targeting us, we naturally cannot let it go unchecked. On April 28th, our Ministry of Commerce issued a public notice, deciding to initiate an anti-dumping investigation questionnaire for imported medical CT machine X-ray tubes and their tube cores originating from the United States and India. By naming India and the United States at this moment, it is certainly not coincidental.
Clearly, our message is very clear: since India has taken the lead in breaking the rules and setting a bad example, we will not show mercy. We believe that our actions will also be noticed by more than seventy other countries currently negotiating with the United States. That is, reaching agreements with the United States at the expense of China's interests is absolutely unacceptable. We will definitely follow through on our words, hoping other countries will not harbor any侥幸psychology.
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