China will not "shoot" first, but it intends to defend its interests firmly and by any means. This was announced on Thursday, July 5, by the official representative of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Gao Feng. He stressed that Washington's threats to introduce or increase trade duties on Chinese goods and products of several other countries are "psychological terror". But if the US starts acting in accordance with its plan, it will be a real war. "The American side initiated this trade war.

The Chinese side does not want this, but we are forced to fight to protect the interests of the state and the people, "warned Gao Feng. He noted that the actions of the White House forced him to turn away from his old allies. At the same time, China's position is finding more supporters. "We urge all countries to start concerted actions, resolutely fight against trade protectionism and unilateral actions and protect the common interests of all mankind," RIA Novosti quoted Gao Feng as saying.. New US 25-percent customs duties on Chinese goods of $ 50 billion a year should come into force on July 6. This became known on June 15.

Beijing immediately announced the introduction at the same time of the first part of the response - the establishment of a 25-percent duty on 545 names of goods produced in the US, worth about 34 billion dollars a year. Due to its geographical location, June 6 will come 12 hours earlier in China than in the US. Therefore, in Beijing, they said that import duties will not be applied automatically, but by special order. It will come as soon as it becomes known that the Americans have not abandoned their intentions and have begun to collect duties.