No talks on tariffs between China, US: Chinese Foreign Ministry

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday that there had been no talks between Beijing and Washington on tariffs.

“As far as I know, there have been no consultations or negotiations between China and the US on the issue of tariffs, let alone any agreement being reached,” a spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the US said on Friday in response to media queries in the regard.

The spokesperson insisted that US President Donald Trump had unilaterally launched the trade war and any calls and claims of talks going on in this regard were misleading.

The tariff war was unilaterally provoked by the US, and “whoever caused the knot should be the one to untie it,” the spokesperson clarified.

The embassy spokesperson pointed out that if President Trump genuinely wanted to resolve the tariff war through dialogue and negotiation, he would correct his past mistakes and abandon coercive tactics, including removing all the unilateral tariffs slapped against China.

The spokesperson added that meaningful dialogue between two countries can only take place on the basis of equality, mutual respect and mutual benefit.