China's Foreign Ministry has commented on the US idea of imposing 500% tariffs on Beijing. The ministry called it "intimidation and economic coercion." About this said in a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Lin Jian said that his country has repeatedly expressed its position on the purchase of Russian oil. According to him, China's trade and energy cooperation with Russia is legal and legitimate.
"What the US is doing is unilateral intimidation and economic coercion that seriously violates international trade rules and threatens the security and stability of global production and logistics chains," — Lin Jian emphasized.
In addition, he called the full-scale war in Ukraine the "Ukrainian crisis" and also called China's position "objective, fair and open."
Lin Jian added that China opposes the United States' attempts to link the war with China, as well as illegal unilateral sanctions.
