中國不打算與美國就解決貿易爭端進行新的談判
China says it is impossible to hold trade talks with the United States with a new round of tariffs in place.
U.S. imposed duties on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, and a retaliatory set of tariffs imposed by Beijing on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods, took effect on Monday.
Chinese vice commerce minister Wang Shouwen asked reporters in Beijing Tuesday how can any talks proceed now that the Trump administration has adopted such "large-scale restrictions," which he said is like "holding a knife to someone's throat." Wang led a Chinese delegation to Washington for the last round of talks between the two sides in August.
The new U.S. duties covers thousands of Chinese-made products, including including electronics, food, tools and housewares. The new tariffs begin at 10 percent, then will rise to 25 percent on January 1, 2019. Among the items included in the new Chinese tariffs on U.S. products are liquefied natural gas.
Economic forecasters say the trade spat between the world's two biggest economies could slow the global economy through 2020.中國表示，在新一輪關稅開始實施的情況下不可能與美國進行貿易談判。
美國從週一開始對價值2000億美元的中國商品徵收關稅，北京則對價值600億美元的美國商品徵收報復性關稅。
中國商務部副部長王守文週二在北京對記者發問說，如果特朗普政府現在採取這種“大規模限制”，就像“刀架在脖子上”，怎麼能夠繼續進行任何談判？王守文今年8月率領中國代表團到華盛頓參加了雙方最後一輪會談。
美國的新關稅涉及數千種中國製造的產品，包括電子產品、食品、工具和家庭用品。新關稅稅率從10％開始，然後在2019年1月1日升至25％。而中國新徵關稅的美國產品包括液化天然氣。
經濟學家預測說，每種世界兩大經濟體之間的貿易爭端可能會導致全球經濟在2020年前放緩。
