BEIJING – China has condemned recent tariffs enacted by US President Donald Trump and labeled them as “bullying.”
US tariffs amount to “typical unilateralism and protectionism, and economic bullying,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lyn Zian said Monday.
Lynn commented at a press conference in response to questions about the impact of US tariffs on more than 180 countries and territories around the world.
He added that the US will act hegemonically under the guise of reciprocity, sacrifice the legitimate interests of other countries and place “America First” above international rules.
A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry convened the country to protect the international and multilateral trade systems, respectively, according to the values of the nation and the World Trade Organization, and to protect the international and multilateral trade systems respectively.
Trump announced tariffs on Wednesday. This included 34% collection of all Chinese products that entered the US. Since he returned to the White House on January 20th, Trump has already implemented two rounds of 10% additional missions on all Chinese imports.
In response to the latest US tariffs, Beijing implemented a 34% tariff on all US imports on Friday, implementing additional measures such as export controls on rare earth minerals and trade restrictions targeting certain US companies.
Trump launched a trade war with China in his first term (2017-2021). Nevertheless, China’s notable advances in the technology sector have moderated the impact of trade disputes and acted as a game changer.
Since the start of the US-China trade war in Trump’s first administration, Chinese companies have gradually built up resilience by developing indigenous technologies, says CGTN’s Zhao Chenchen.
CGTN multimedia reporter Zhao Chenchen says the trade dispute launched by Trump during his first term has urged China to advance its domestic technological capabilities.
“Since the start of the US-China trade war during Trump’s first administration, Chinese companies have gradually built resilience by developing Indigenous technologies and diversifying global supply chains, Tehran Times.
She noted that US sanctions restricting access to China’s advanced electronic components motivate the country’s businesses to increase self-sufficiency.
“Despite US sanctions blocking China’s access to advanced ASML lithography machines, Chinese semiconductor companies are working to build domestic capabilities across the value chain. Home Glow equipment can now produce 28nm or older generation chips. The approach to breaking down complex systems-on-chip (SOC) is designed to be smaller modular integrated circuits, a way many chip manufacturers increasingly adopt,” says the CGTN reporter.
Zhao further stated that China has systematically prioritized basic research in its national strategy, and that its 2025 government work report explicitly pledged to quantum computing and AI, which “establish mechanisms to increase funding for future industries.”
Citing an article by the CDI China Development Zone Innovation Research Institute, Zhao said the combined tariffs “will fundamentally restructure the competitive dynamics of China and the US manufacturing, enforcing China to force a difficult three- to five-year transition from cost-driven exports to technology-driven globalization.”