China's Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, on Saturday said Beijing stands on the side of international rules on US-imposed tariffs and opposes protectionism.
This was contained in a statement by the foreign ministry.
Wang, while speaking on the sidelines of a China-Central Asia foreign ministers meeting in Kazakhstan, said Beijing would seek solidarity with other countries on the tariff situation and expose “extreme egoism” and the bullying of certain countries.
DAILY POST reports that on Friday in a sign that the trade war between the two countries could be easing.
In an interview published on Friday, US President Donald Trump said that tariff negotiations were under way with China, but Beijing denied any talks were taking place, the latest in a series of conflicting signals over what progress was being made to de-escalate a trade war threatening to sap global growth.
Wang, while meeting with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, said China would seek solidarity with other countries and would uphold multilateralism to inject stability into the world.
