China imposes additional customs duties on American products news

The Chinese Ministry of Finance has announced the imposition of additional customs duties on American goods as of March 10.

The ministry said today, Tuesday, that it will impose 15% customs duties on American products that include wheat and corn.

This decision comes amid trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world.

In turn, a spokesman for the Chinese People’s Assembly, Le Chen Jian, confirmed that Washington has violated the rules of the World Trade Organization, and said that Beijing opposes the generalization of the concept of national security and politicization of economic and commercial issues.

The spokesman also expressed his hope that commercial conflicts will resolve through the dialogue.

Counter -procedures

Beijing had warned that it would take “counter measures”, after the White House announced on Monday that US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to increase customs duties on Chinese imports from 10% to 20%.

Trump says he wants to use this money to restore balance to the American trade balance, contribute to financing tax reduction on American experts, and imposing “respect” on US partners.

Trump is accused of Beijing of relaxing in fighting trafficking in fentanel, a very dangerous industrial Aphondia, as Washington says it is responsible for the death of 75,000 Americans annually.

Commenting on Trump’s decision, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement that “China is very accustomed to this measure and strongly opposes it, and will take counter -measures to protect its rights and interests.”

The Chinese ministry said in a statement that the United States “turned the blame” and uses its problems with the drug of fentanel is an excuse to impose customs duties.

The Ministry called on the United States to “withdraw” its unreasonable “unreasonable customs procedures” of health and harmful to others.

At the beginning of last February, Trump imposed 10%customs duties, in addition to those in practice, on products from China, but later said that a trade agreement with Beijing was “possible”.