In an interview with Fox News, Greer said, “As soon as we learned about this from public sources, we reached out to the Chinese side to suggest a phone call, but they postponed it.” China urged Washington on Sunday to correct its mistakes “as soon as possible,” following U.S. threats to impose new tariffs.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the country would impose a 100% tariff on Chinese goods starting November 1st, or sooner, justifying the decision by citing Beijing’s “aggressive trade stance.”
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce stated, “The threat of imposing additional tariffs is not the right way to deal with China,” emphasizing that Beijing “does not want a trade war, but it is not afraid of one,” according to China’s South China Morning Post.
The ministry considered the U.S. move a “clear example of double standards,” calling on Washington to address differences in a proper manner and maintain stable economic relations between the two countries.
