HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Apr.2025) — The Chinese government revealed that it strongly condemns and resolutely opposes recent tariffs announced by US president Donald Trump and imposed on all the US’ trading partners, including China, under various pretexts.
The tariff action “severely infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of all countries, severely violates World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, severely undermines the rules-based multilateral trading system, and severely disrupts the global economic order,” China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on 5 Apr. 2025 in an official statement.