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China evaluating US moves for trade talks, but says tariffs must go
Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province on April 17, 2025
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CHINA’S Commerce Ministry said today that Beijing is evaluating multiple approaches by the Trump administration for trade talks, but steep tariffs imposed by Washington must go.
A ministry statement reiterated China’s stance that it is open to talks, but also that Beijing is determined to fight if it must. It said one-sided tariffs of up to 145 per cent remain an obstacle, undermining trust.
”The tariff and trade wars were unilaterally initiated by the US,” it said.
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