By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - China on Sunday "firmly" opposed the US announcement of a 10% tariff on Chinese exports, vowing to take countermeasures to safeguard its interests.
A spokesperson from the Commerce Ministry said that Beijing is "strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposes it."
"The unilateral imposition of tariffs by the US seriously violates the rules of the WTO (World Trade Organization). It is not only unhelpful in solving its own problems, but also undermines the normal economic and trade cooperation between China and the US," according to a statement.
China, it added, will file a lawsuit with the WTO for the "wrong" US practices, and will take "corresponding countermeasures to firmly safeguard its own rights and interests."
"China hopes that the US will objectively and rationally view and deal with its own fentanyl and other issues, rather than threatening other countries with tariffs," it said.
.China urged the US to "correct its wrong practices, meet China halfway, face problems, have frank dialogues, strengthen cooperation, and manage differences on the basis of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect."