China hit back on Trump’s claim that there was “very strong deal”, a “good deal” that the formed changed, leading to higher tariffs on Chinese imports. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said: “We don’t know what this agreement is the United States is talking about. Perhaps the United States has an agreement they all along had extravagant expectations for, but it’s certainly not a so-called agreement that China agreed to.”
Lu also criticized that the US tried to “achieve unreasonable interests through extreme pressure”. And, “from the start this wouldn’t work.”He also reiterated “China-U.S. economic and trade consultation can only follow the correct track of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit for there to be hope of success.”
