Duties, China to US: ‘Open to dialogue but if they want to fight we will go ahead’

Rome, Apr 10 (LaPresse) – ‘China's position is clear and consistent. If the United States wants to dialogue, our door remains open, but the dialogue must be conducted on the basis of mutual respect and equality. If the US wants to fight, our response will continue to the end,' she said. This was stated by Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokeswoman He Yongqian in response to a question on US tariffs. The Global Times reports. ‘Pressure, threats and coercion are not the right way to deal with China,’ he added. ‘The US's reckless and unjust actions are unpopular and will eventually end in failure,’ Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian then stressed, who continued: ‘There are no winners in tariff or trade wars,’ warning that Beijing will never “stand by” while ’the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese people are violated, nor will we stand by while international economic and trade rules and the multilateral trading system are weakened.’