BEIJING – China on Thursday refuted the remarks made by a senior U.S.official who blamed China for the bilateral trade dispute, saying his wordsdistorted the facts.
According to reports, Larry Kudlow, head of the White House EconomicCouncil, said the United States and China failed to reach an agreement toresolve the trade dispute, and China should take the responsibility forthat. China could end the U.S. tariffs by providing a more satisfactoryapproach.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a routine news briefingthat Kudlow’s remarks distorted the facts and is astonishing and beyondimagination.
The United States arbitrary and unreasonable decisions and discreditablebehaviors are the direct and fundamental reason for the developing andupgrading to the dispute, Hua said.
China has made the utmost efforts to push for a resolution to the issuethrough dialogue and consultation to avoid escalation of the trade dispute,Hua said.
The U.S. behavior will only seriously damage its own reputation, and it iscompletely unhelpful to resolving the issue, she said.
“We have confidence and enough capabilities to safeguard our legitimateinterests, and make joint efforts with other countries to maintaininternational rules and the multilateral trading system,” Hua said.