Commerce vice-minister Wang Shouwen raised China’s concerns over US trade restrictions during a meeting in Washington on Thursday with undersecretary for international trade Marisa Lago.
According to a Chinese commerce ministry statement on Friday, Wang and Lago discussed tariff and market access issues. Wang also called for an expansion of cooperation and management of differences between the US and China.
The statement said Wang expressed concerns about the additional Section 301 tariffs imposed by the US and related investigation applications against China, as well as the “overstretching” of the concept of national security.
During the meeting, Wang also raised US sanctions on Chinese companies, the revision of trade remedy investigation rules, two-way investment restrictions, and unfair treatment of Chinese businesses
Source: BNN
