Ministry of Commerce of China: The US side has recently actively conveyed information to the Chinese side multiple times through relevant parties.

On May 2, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce stated that China has noted the repeated statements from senior U.S. officials expressing a willingness to negotiate with China on tariff issues. At the same time, the U.S. has recently taken the initiative to convey messages to China through relevant parties, hoping to start talks. In this regard, China is currently conducting an assessment. China’s position remains consistent: if the U.S. wants to fight, we will accompany them to the end; if they want to talk, the door is wide open. The tariff war and trade war were initiated unilaterally by the U.S. If the U.S. wants to negotiate, it should show sincerity and be prepared to correct wrongdoings, cancel the unilateral tariffs, and take action. We have noticed that the U.S. has recently been continuously hinting at adjusting tariff measures. China wants to emphasize that in any possible dialogue or talks, if the U.S. does not correct its erroneous unilateral tariff measures, it indicates that the U.S. lacks sincerity and will further damage mutual trust. Saying one thing and doing another, or even attempting to use talks as a pretext for coercion and extortion, will not work with China. (Jin10 )