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China Vows 'Necessary Measures' in Event of Trade War with US

© Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankForeign Minister of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi during a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the results of their meeting in Moscow
Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi during a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the results of their meeting in Moscow - Sputnik International
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BEIJING (Sputnik) - China will take measures in the event of a trade war with the United States but hopes it will not go that far, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said Thursday.

"History shows that trade wars are never a solution," the minister said at an annual press conference. "A war hurts both the instigator and those it is waged against. China will take necessary measures in the event of a trade war."

Wang Yi warned that the two biggest economies were so intertwined that the interests and prosperity of the rest of the world were at stake. The two countries should be able to compete fairly while striving to be partners, not enemies, he said.

The shadow of a sculpture is reflected on the World Trade Organisation, WTO sign near the entrance of the headquarters, in Geneva (File) - Sputnik International
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This comes as the US administration is planning to raise tariffs on steel and aluminium imports by 25 and 10 percent respectively. This will affect China, which is the world's largest steel producer and a leading aluminium exporter.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said earlier that the Trump administration was hoping to impose new steel and aluminium tariffs as quickly as possible.

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