China condemns US tariff list, vows to retaliate
China denounced a US government announcement on Tuesday listing 1,300 Chinese products subject to tariffs under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974.
The list published by the US trade representative came after US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on March 22 to impose additional tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports from China that followed a Section 301 investigation launched last August into China's intellectual property policies and practices.
"China strongly condemns and firmly opposes the US tariff proposals and is ready to take reciprocal measures on US products," the Ministry of Commerce said in Beijing shortly after the US announcement.
The Chinese embassy in Washington also denounced the US decision.
The embassy's statement said the US' "unilateralistic and protectionist action has gravely violated fundamental principles and values of the World Trade Organization. It serves neither China's interest, nor US interest, even less the interest of the global economy."
"The Chinese side will resort to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism and take corresponding measures of equal scale and strength against US products in accordance with Chinese law."
The embassy said "we hope that the US side, with sense and long-term picture in mind, refrains from going further down the wrong path".
The USTR said its proposed list of products is based on extensive interagency economic analysis and would target products that benefit from China's industrial plans while minimizing the impact on the US economy.
Sectors subject to the proposed tariffs include industries such as aerospace, information and communications technology, robotics and machinery. The list covers mostly industrial products and non-consumer goods, such as aircraft seats, military rifles, machine parts, instruments, medical products, video monitors, and furnaces and ovens.
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