China orders us to “cancel all unilateral tariffs” if it wants negotiations

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China ordered the US “completely cancel all unilateral tariff measures” if Washington wants trade talks, in some Beijing’s strongest comments on deepening the trade war between two economic superpowers in the world.

Beijing also stated that “there is no economic and trade negotiations between China and the US,” despite repeated comments by President Donald Trump what they talked about.

Secretary of the Treasury US Scott Insent said in the last days that the trade war is “not sustainable” and that “both parties should be de -escalation.”

On Thursday, he said a press secretary of the Ministry of Trade: “The United States was initiated by the United States.”

“If the US really wants to solve the problem, it must … completely cancel all unilateral tariff measures against China and find a way to solve differences through an equal dialogue.”

Trump wanted to agree on an agreement with President Xi Jinping, but China insisted that he would not capitulate what he views as an economic mockery.

Beijing also emphasized the White House that the United States should take the first step to de -escalate the crisis, which threatens to ignite a rigid interchange between the two countries’ economies.

China He consistently said that his “door was open” for negotiations, but the infusion that the US unilaterally removed its tariffs as a prerequisite for negotiations, will harden its position.

Asked on Wednesday, how quickly he could reduce the tariffs for China, Trump said, “It depends on them.” The White House also emphasized that the president would not unilaterally back his or her preferences.

Washington and Beijing were escaped by tits as Trump began to raise import tariffs from China in February. The US levies of Chinese goods reached 145 percent, while Beijing imposed a 125 percent answer.

Insent said on Tuesday that the high level of tariffs on both sides made an embargo.

Trump softened some of his common tariffs, making exceptions to smartphones, semiconductors and electronics.

On Tuesday, the president said the tariffs would be “substantially” and the transaction will be “quite soon”. But Beijing said on Thursday that any reports that China and the US were approaching the deal were “fake news”.

“There were no consultations and negotiations between China and the US on tariffs, not to mention the agreement,” said the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Giakun.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Trump said we and Chinese officials met on Thursday but refused to provide any details. The White House and Treasury Department did not immediately respond to a request for more information about the meeting.

Chinese Finance Minister Lan Faan and Central Bank Governor Pan Gongscheng are in Washington on Thursday at the IMF spring meetings.

Answering the question that China describes its statements about trade talks as “fake news”, Trump said: “They had a meeting this morning … It doesn’t matter who they are, we can reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning and we met with China.”

He Yadong said, “Anyone who tied the bell (tiger) must be who unleashed it,” a reference to a Chinese proverb, which means that the person who creates the problem should become those who solve it.

He said that Beijing maintained an “open attitude to consultations and dialogue”, but “pressure, threat and extortion are not the right ways of communicating with China.”

“The trade war is the one that the US has unilaterally started … If they want to negotiate, they must show sincerity and return to the right path of equal dialogue and consultations,” he said Yadun.

Import said on Tuesday that any de -escalation trading war It must be mutual, denying the reports that Trump could unilaterally reduce Chinese goods.

Chinese analysts claim that the introduction of high tariffs in the United States makes it difficult for Beijing to find a way to defam the crisis.

They say that XI would be difficult to interact with Trump in a trade war if it did not preceding extensive negotiations on the transaction.