The European Union's executive commission said on Friday it would respond "firmly and immediately" to tariff increases resulting from US President Donald Trump's proposed "reciprocal" trade policy, calling it unjustified and a step in the wrong direction. "The European Union maintains some of the lowest tariffs in the world and there is no reason for the US to increase tariffs on European Union exports," the commission said in a statement. More than 70 per cent of imports enter the European Unio...
On December 22, Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that we firmly oppose the United States providing weapons to the Taiwan region of China in any way, and this position is consistent and clear. This move by the US seriously violates the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques, especially the "August 17" communique. It violates the serious commitment of its leaders not to support "Taiwan independence" and sends a serious wrong ...