The United States does not have the right to unilaterally determine whether its trading partners have excess capacity and impose unilateral restrictive measures, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
"The United States does not have the right to unilaterally determine whether its trading partners have "excess production capacity'' through investigations in accordance with article 301 [of the US Trade Act], as well as to impose unilateral restrictive measures," the ministry said in a statement.
China will closely monitor the US trade investigation and reserves the right to take all measures to protect its rights and interests, the statement read.