Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused the United States of “Meeting Good with Evil” on Friday for imposing a new round of “random rates” and promised retribution.
Wang’s fiery words came on the sidelines of China during a Friday news conference Annual parliamentary sessionOnly a few days after the US has levied tasks against China – as well as Canada and Mexico – due to accusations of fentanyl smuggling.
All countries have called these allegations unjustified, with China in recent years having done a lot to curb the export of industrial chemicals that are used to make fentanyl – which, according to Wang with punishing rates, have been.
Spokesperson Lin Jian of the Ministry earlier this week argued that Fentanyl was a “thin excuse“To increase rates about Chinese import, warning that” intimidation does not scare us “and” bullying “would not work.
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The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives for a press conference on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Friday 7 March 2025. (AP Photo/Van Han Guan)
Wang spoke with reporters on Friday and said it was a fantasy to believe that the US could “suppress China and maintain a good relationship.”
“Such two views are not good for the stability of bilateral relationships or for building mutual trust,” Wang said.
President Donald Trump gives comments after signing an executive order on mutual rates in the Oval Office in the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty images)
The tasks were the last in a series of retribution rates that Washington and Beijing have imposed against each other since the return of President Donald Trump in January. Trump raised fixed rates for all Chinese imports to 20%, while Beijing prevented another 15% tasks on American import, including chicken, pork, soy and beef, and doing extensive controls with important American companies.
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The annual press conference of the Minister of Foreign Affairs is the only opportunity to speak Wang on various topics with Chinese and foreign media. Friday’s event was dominated by questions about China’s ties with the US, together with other topics such as regional conflicts and collaborations in Global South.
President Donald Trump imposed 20% rates for Chinese import, referring to the persistent fentanyl crisis as a reason for the decision. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci / Istock)
Regarding the policy of the Trump government to protect American interests over international cooperation, Wang said that such an approach, if adopted by each country in the world, would lead to the “law of the jungle”.
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“Small and weak countries will first be burned, and the international order and rules will become a serious shock,” said Wang. “Important countries must accept their international obligations … and not try to take advantage of and bully the weak.”
Stephen Sorace from Fox News Digital and the Associated Press have contributed to this report.
