(Bandar Seri Begawan, 10th) Recently, the United States has announced the arbitrary imposition of tariffs on all its trading partners, including China, under various pretexts. This severely infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of all countries, seriously violates the rules of the World Trade Organization, severely damages the rules-based multilateral trade system, and severely disrupts the stability of the global economic order. The Chinese government strongly condemns and firmly opposes this.
The actions of the United States go against basic economic laws and market principles, disregard the balanced outcomes achieved through multilateral trade negotiations, and ignore the fact that the U.S. has long profited massively from international trade. Using tariffs as a weapon for extreme pressure and self-gain is a typical act of unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying. Under the guise of pursuing so-called "reciprocity" and "fairness," the U.S. engages in zero-sum games. In essence, this pursuit of "America First" and "American Exceptionalism" seeks to overturn the existing international economic and trade order through tariffs, places American interests above international public interest, and sacrifices the legitimate interests of countries worldwide to serve American hegemony. This will inevitably face widespread opposition from the international community.
The Chinese Embassy in Brunei has published an article regarding the U.S.'s arbitrary imposition of tariffs.
China is an ancient civilization and a country of etiquette. The Chinese people uphold honesty and trustworthiness. We do not cause trouble, nor do we fear trouble; pressure and threats are not the correct way to interact with China. China has taken and will continue to take determined measures to safeguard its sovereignty, security, and development interests. The nature of China-U.S. economic and trade relations should be mutually beneficial and win-win. The U.S. should align with the expectations of the peoples of both countries and the world, act from the fundamental interests of both nations, stop using tariffs as a weapon for economic suppression against China, and cease infringing upon the legitimate development rights of the Chinese people.
As the world's second-largest economy and the second-largest consumer market, China will keep its doors to the outside world open wider, regardless of how international conditions change. We will continue to promote high-level opening-up, steadily expand institutional opening in terms of rules, regulations, management, and standards, implement high-level policies of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and build a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized. We will share development opportunities with the world, achieving mutual benefits and win-win outcomes.
Economic globalization is an inevitable path for the development of human society. The multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization at its core and rules as its foundation, has made important contributions to promoting global trade development, economic growth, and sustainable development. Open cooperation is the trend of history, and the world should never revert to a state of mutual isolation and division. Mutual benefits and win-win outcomes are the aspirations of people, and economic bullying will ultimately backfire. Promoting the development of economic globalization in a more open, inclusive, beneficial, and balanced direction is a shared responsibility of the international community.
Development is a common right of all countries, not the patent of a few. International matters should be handled through collective consultation, and the future and destiny of the world should be jointly controlled by all countries. There are no winners in trade wars and tariff wars, and protectionism has no way out. All countries should adhere to the principles of consultation, contribution, and shared benefits, stick to true multilateralism, jointly oppose all forms of unilateralism and protectionism, maintain the international system with the United Nations at its core, and uphold the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core. It is believed that the vast majority of countries that believe in fairness and justice will choose to stand on the right side of history and make choices that align with their own interests. The world needs justice, not hegemony!
The actions of the United States go against basic economic laws and market principles, disregard the balanced outcomes achieved through multilateral trade negotiations, and ignore the fact that the U.S. has long profited massively from international trade. Using tariffs as a weapon for extreme pressure and self-gain is a typical act of unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying. Under the guise of pursuing so-called "reciprocity" and "fairness," the U.S. engages in zero-sum games. In essence, this pursuit of "America First" and "American Exceptionalism" seeks to overturn the existing international economic and trade order through tariffs, places American interests above international public interest, and sacrifices the legitimate interests of countries worldwide to serve American hegemony. This will inevitably face widespread opposition from the international community.
The Chinese Embassy in Brunei has published an article regarding the U.S.'s arbitrary imposition of tariffs.
China is an ancient civilization and a country of etiquette. The Chinese people uphold honesty and trustworthiness. We do not cause trouble, nor do we fear trouble; pressure and threats are not the correct way to interact with China. China has taken and will continue to take determined measures to safeguard its sovereignty, security, and development interests. The nature of China-U.S. economic and trade relations should be mutually beneficial and win-win. The U.S. should align with the expectations of the peoples of both countries and the world, act from the fundamental interests of both nations, stop using tariffs as a weapon for economic suppression against China, and cease infringing upon the legitimate development rights of the Chinese people.
As the world's second-largest economy and the second-largest consumer market, China will keep its doors to the outside world open wider, regardless of how international conditions change. We will continue to promote high-level opening-up, steadily expand institutional opening in terms of rules, regulations, management, and standards, implement high-level policies of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and build a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized. We will share development opportunities with the world, achieving mutual benefits and win-win outcomes.
Economic globalization is an inevitable path for the development of human society. The multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization at its core and rules as its foundation, has made important contributions to promoting global trade development, economic growth, and sustainable development. Open cooperation is the trend of history, and the world should never revert to a state of mutual isolation and division. Mutual benefits and win-win outcomes are the aspirations of people, and economic bullying will ultimately backfire. Promoting the development of economic globalization in a more open, inclusive, beneficial, and balanced direction is a shared responsibility of the international community.
Development is a common right of all countries, not the patent of a few. International matters should be handled through collective consultation, and the future and destiny of the world should be jointly controlled by all countries. There are no winners in trade wars and tariff wars, and protectionism has no way out. All countries should adhere to the principles of consultation, contribution, and shared benefits, stick to true multilateralism, jointly oppose all forms of unilateralism and protectionism, maintain the international system with the United Nations at its core, and uphold the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core. It is believed that the vast majority of countries that believe in fairness and justice will choose to stand on the right side of history and make choices that align with their own interests. The world needs justice, not hegemony!