India, China Should Stand Together To Face US Tariffs Abuse: Chinese Official

The Chinese Embassy's spokeswoman in India called for cooperation between China and India to address the challenges posed by US tariffs.

PM Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping

Source : ANI

The Chinese Embassy's spokeswoman in India stated on Tuesday that China and India should work together to overcome the challenges posed by the tariffs imposed by the US President Donald Trump's administration.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), spokesperson Yu Jing said, "China's economy is underpinned by a system that ensures steady growth, and produces positive spillovers. Chinese manufacturing is built on a complete and continually upgrading industrial system, sustained investment in R&D, and a strong focus on innovation."

She added, "China is a firm defender of economic globalization and multilateralism, which has injected strong impetus into the world economy, contributing to around 30 percent of global growth annually on average. We will continue to work with the rest of the world to safeguard the multilateral trade system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core."

"China-India economic and trade relationship is based on complimentarity and mutual benefit. Facing the U.S. abuse of tariffs, which deprives countries, especially Global South countries, of their right to development, the two largest developing countries should stand together to overcome the difficulties."

"Trade and tariff wars have no winners. All countries should uphold the principles of extensive consultation, practice true multilateralism, jointly oppose all forms of unilateralism and protectionism", she posted.

China's economy is underpinned by a system that ensures steady growth, and produces positive spillovers. Chinese manufacturing is built on a complete and continually upgrading industrial system, sustained investment in R&D, and a strong focus on innovation.

China is a firm… pic.twitter.com/w3QuSCingL

— Yu Jing (@ChinaSpox_India) April 8, 2025

White House Confirms US Set To Hit China With 104% Tariffs

The White House has confirmed that United States tariffs on Chinese imports will surge to 104 percent on Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump’s administration presses ahead with its aggressive trade stance against Beijing, despite warnings of economic fallout. The announcement comes after Beijing vowed to “fight to the end” against what it described as unfair levies.

The White House said the new duties will take effect as planned, following Trump’s earlier pledge to impose a further 50 percent tariff on Chinese goods if China failed to withdraw its retaliatory measures.

What Chinese Premier Said?

Chinese Premier Li Qiang reaffirmed his optimism about the expansion China'a economy in 2025, despite the most recent tariff threat from Donald Trump, and stated that his nation has the policy measures to "fully offset" any negative external shocks, Bloomberg reported.

Li claimed that China's macroeconomic measures this year have fully taken into consideration a number of uncertainties during a Tuesday call with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, according to an official readout. Li, who is China's second-ranking official after President Xi Jinping, added that Beijing is “strongly confident about maintaining the country's healthy and sustainable economic growth”.