China has issued a strong reply to the tariff hike by the US on medical and other items, in a statement the Ministry of Commerce said it is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes U.S. abuse of Section 301 to hike tariffs on some Chinese goods.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative on Friday announced final modifications concerning the statutory review of the tariff actions toward China under Section 301 has been finalised and it will not accept anymore reviews.
China has repeatedly lodged solemn representations with the U.S. side concerning the Section 301 tariffs, said a spokesperson for the ministry.
“The World Trade Organization (WTO) has already ruled that the Section 301 tariffs violate WTO rules. However, instead of rectifying its wrongdoings, the U.S. side further increases tariffs on Chinese products, adding one mistake to another” said the spokesperson.
“The 2024 Report on WTO Compliance of the United States, which was released Thursday by the ministry, once again expressed serious concern over the U.S. abuse of Section 301, and pointed out that the United States is a “disrupter of global industrial and supply chains.”
China said the public opinion on the results of the Section 301 tariff review either opposed the imposition of additional tariffs or requested broader tariff exemptions. “This shows the Section 301 tariffs are unpopular among the U.S. public,” said the spokesperson.
The spokesperson has called for US to remove all additional tariffs adding that China will take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the interests of its enterprises.
