Biden threatens to impose tariffs on China's steel and aluminum, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: serious concern, strong dissatisfaction

On April 19, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked a question. Recently, US President Biden made a public speech in Pittsburgh, claiming that the Chinese government has long subsidized Chinese steel companies to expand production capacity and dumped them on the global market at unfair low prices, causing damage to the United States. Said that the US Trade Representative is investigating China's steel and aluminum industry and threatened to adjust the tariff rate of imported steel and aluminum from China to three times the current rate. Lin Jian said that the relevant statement of the US side is completely inconsistent with the facts, damages Sino-US economic and trade relations, and runs counter to the consensus reached by the two heads of state at their meeting in San Francisco. China is seriously concerned and strongly dissatisfied with this. The Chinese side will closely follow the progress of the investigation and ask the US side to be cautious in its words and deeds, stop manipulating China's issues in an election year, stop "pan-security" of economic and trade issues, lift tariffs against China, and stop imposing new tariffs. China will take all necessary measures to resolutely defend its own rights and interests.