The comments of the Chinese leader occur in the midst of renewed hopes of a commercial agreement between Washington and Beijing.
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, warned that tariffs threaten the interests of all countries in the midst of a de facto trade between China and the United States.
Duration a meeting with the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, on Wednesday, XI said that Mercy Wars “undermines the legitimate rights and interests of all countries, damages the multilateral commercial system and impacts the order of the world economy.
“XI said that China is willing to work with Azerbaijan to safeguard the international system with the United Nations in its nucleus and international order based on international law, firmly protect the respective legitimate rights and interests, and defend international equity and justice.
Xis’s comments occur when trade between the two largest economies in the world stops effective after the imposition of punishment rates in the exports of others.
The administration of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has imposed a 145 percent tariff on most Chinese products, with China giving a 125 percent diet in US exports in response.
The commercial war has increased the fears of a global economic slowdown, with the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday reviewing its 2025 growth estimate of 3.3 percent to 2.8 percent.
Global actions increased on Wednesday after Trump’s comments and senior administration officials increased hopes for a commercial agreement between Washington and Beijing.
In a speech for investors on Tuesday, the Secretary of the United States Treasury, Scott Besent, said that the war with China was “unsustainable” and expected the parties to reach an agreement in the trade at some time.
After Bessert’s comments, Trump acknowledged that the tariff of Chinese products was “very high” and said the rate “would be substantially reduced” over time.
“It will not be close to that number,” Trump said.
On Wednesday, China’s Foreign Ministry said the By and “open” conversations, but the Trump administration should stop making threats if it wanted to reach an agreement.
“We do not want to fight, nor are we afraid of fighting,” said spokesman Guo Jiakun, a regular press conference, adding that “continuing to exert extreme pressure is not the correct way to have deals with creation.”