China has hit out at the US over President Donald Trump’s recent call for 50-100% tariffs on Beijing for its close ties with Russia. While speaking at a news conference in Slovenia capita Ljubljana on Saturday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that wars cannot solve problems and that sanctions would only complicate them.
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi was responding to US calls for NATO to impose hefty tariffs on Beijing over its alleged support for Russia in the Ukraine war, reiterating China’s commitment to peace talks and multilateralism.
Mr. Wang Yi said China does not participate in or plan wars, and what China does is to encourage peace talks and promote political settlement of hotspot issues through dialogue. The Chinese foreign minister also called for promoting multilateralism, strengthening multilateral mechanisms, and jointly safeguarding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.
“China and Europe should be friends rather than rivals, and should cooperate rather than confront each other,” Wang Yi added.
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