Published on: 2026-04-23
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Beijing, April 23 /Xin Hua/ — The US decision to restore tariffs is a useful step towards correcting its mistakes. This was stated on Thursday by the official representative of the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, Hua Yuanchang.
She made an appropriate statement at the regular briefing for journalists, answering the question about the U.S. Border and Customs Service initiating the refund of duties on April 20.
According to the official representative of the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, China consistently opposes any form of unilateral tariff increases.
Unilateral measures by the American side, such as the introduction of reciprocal duties and tariffs on fentanyl, violate both international trade and economic rules, contradict the domestic legislation of the United States, harm the global trade and economic order and do not serve the interests of either side, added He Yunjian.
These duties were collected by the U.S. Customs directly from American importers and ultimately paid by American consumers, noted the official representative. She advised Chinese export enterprises to actively cooperate with the relevant interested parties, based on the actual circumstances, and to protect their legal rights and interests.
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