The US and China are effectively in a trade war, President Donald Trump has said, while portraying tariffs on Beijing’s imports as vital for national security.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, when asked if a failure to reach a trade deal with China’s Xi Jinping would mean a prolonged trade war, Trump replied: “Well, you’re in one now… We have 100% tariff. If we didn’t have tariffs, we would be exposed as being a nothing… Tariffs are a very important tool for our defense, for our national security.”
Commenting on the stand-off with the US, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian reiterated that “tariff wars and trade wars have no…
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