Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian Photo: VCG

 
In response to a question regarding White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's remark that "The ball is in China's court: China needs to make a deal with us, we don't have to make a deal with them," which she claimed that US President Donald Trump had given her that statement directly to use, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Wednesday that the US side initiated the tariff war, and China has taken the necessary countermeasures to safeguard its own legitimate rights and interests and international fairness and justice, which are completely reasonable and lawful.  

Lin noted that China's position has always been very clear. Tariff and trade wars have no winner. China does not want to fight these wars but is not scared of them. If the US side really wants to solve the problem through dialogue and negotiation, it should give up using extreme pressure, stop threatening and blackmailing, and engage in dialogue with the Chinese side on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit, Lin said. 

Global Times