China News Service, Feb. 10. On the 10th, at a regular press conference held by the Ministry of Commerce, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, Gao Feng, expressed the hope that the United States will cancel the imposition of tariffs and sanctions on China as soon as possible, so as to expand trade cooperation between the two sides. Create a good atmosphere and conditions.
At the press conference, some media asked, according to reports, the United States' exports of goods to China fell in December, far from fulfilling the procurement commitments in the "phase one" trade agreement reached between China and the United States under former President Trump.
The U.S. Census Bureau said on Tuesday that U.S.-China trade data showed that China was far from delivering on its 2017 pledge to buy $200 billion worth of U.S. farm products, manufactured goods, energy and services.
U.S. officials call on China to take "concrete action." What is China's response to this?
In this regard, Gao Feng said that the phase one agreement between China and the United States is beneficial to both China and the United States, as well as to the whole world.
Since the agreement came into effect, China has worked hard to overcome the multiple adverse effects caused by the impact of the epidemic, the global economic recession, and supply chain disruptions, and has promoted the joint implementation of the agreement.
It is hoped that the U.S. side will remove the additional tariffs, sanctions and suppression measures against China as soon as possible, so as to create a favorable atmosphere and conditions for the expansion of trade cooperation between the two sides.
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