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China Hits Out at 'Extreme Selfishness' of Tariffs
Channel News Asia ^ | 26 Apr 2025

Posted on 04/26/2025 12:08:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway

China's foreign minister has hit out at the "extreme selfishness" of tariffs, hinting at the steep levies imposed on Beijing by US President Donald Trump.

"Certain countries" resort to "pressure and coercion, and trigger unjustified trade wars ... This extreme selfishness only harms their credibility", top diplomat Wang Yi told his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov, according to a ministry statement released on Saturday (Apr 26). This will "only undermine their credibility", added Wang, who was speaking on Friday on the sidelines of a foreign ministers' meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The foreign minister also said that Beijing would seek solidarity with other countries on the tariff situation and expose "extreme egoism" and the bullying of certain countries.

(Excerpt) Read more at channelnewsasia.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; China; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; serfdom; tariffs; trade
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Because China is so benevolent, and only cares about the best interests of their people.
1 posted on 04/26/2025 12:08:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I thought this was The Bee.


2 posted on 04/26/2025 12:09:38 PM PDT by madison10 (God chose President Trump. Satan chose judges and Democrats.)
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When satire is posted, please indicate.


3 posted on 04/26/2025 12:10:42 PM PDT by Raycpa
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We are not charatable towards the commies as we should be?


4 posted on 04/26/2025 12:13:59 PM PDT by The Free Engineer
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Communists are retards.


5 posted on 04/26/2025 12:15:57 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Long live The Great MAGA Kangz!)
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To: nickcarraway

And?


6 posted on 04/26/2025 12:18:42 PM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: nickcarraway

Look in the mirror China.


7 posted on 04/26/2025 12:19:33 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: HYPOCRACY

Hopefully we bought enough rope for them to hang themselves.


8 posted on 04/26/2025 12:21:17 PM PDT by Farmerbob
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To: nickcarraway

Cmon man….2.00 anhour to build iphones is fair


9 posted on 04/26/2025 12:25:33 PM PDT by MrRelevant
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If China is so superior and independent, why should it care about others’ selfishness and egos?


10 posted on 04/26/2025 12:26:07 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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China is extreme selfish.
Their only interest is to build world empire run by CCP.
But, they are patient.


11 posted on 04/26/2025 12:27:44 PM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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12 posted on 04/26/2025 12:30:38 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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China’s predatory “Belt and Road Initiative” anyone?


13 posted on 04/26/2025 12:37:03 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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China has 3.7M square miles of territory.

Taiwan has 13.9K square miles of territory.

Yet China wants it all. Selfish?


14 posted on 04/26/2025 12:39:38 PM PDT by plain talk
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So benevolent they have to send their spies here in the thousands to infiltrate schools and government and steal American ideas.


15 posted on 04/26/2025 12:41:36 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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The most predatory trading nation on the planet says what?


16 posted on 04/26/2025 12:43:51 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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There is a way to reduce these tariffs, you know. First recognize that this is a negotiation, and not a venue for name-calling and invective. Next, be willing to offer something in exchange for an agreement to scale back the rather harsh application of these tariffs.

Like, enforce some internal regulation on the producers of dangerous or deadly materials that find their way into international commerce. Prepare to offer reasonable and rational compensation for the use of intellectual property as applied to your own manufacturing practices. Do not dodge behind the facade of “emerging nation” when it comes to enactment of internal policies in regards to business practices and a favorable trade policy.

The internal policies of any government, when dealing with international trade, should not be used to subsidize production or artificially contrive to restrain trade if a fair and open trade agreement is what is expected. Remember, nobody cheats an honest man.


17 posted on 04/26/2025 12:52:49 PM PDT by alloysteel ( Divergence is not at all the same thing as diversity.)
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Trump should squint and say-“ me so sowwy!!!”


18 posted on 04/26/2025 12:53:54 PM PDT by Strict9
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This is like Bonnie and Clyde complaining about bank robbers.


19 posted on 04/26/2025 12:54:27 PM PDT by sphinx
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As opposed to the “selflessness” of stealing all the IP they can get their hands on?


20 posted on 04/26/2025 12:55:12 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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