Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian

In response to a question about the impact of US tariffs on less developed countries and whether China plans to take new actions or cooperation to mitigate the adverse effects of US tariffs, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that the US' wrong practice of abusing tariffs has seriously infringed upon the legitimate rights and interests of all countries, seriously violated the WTO rules, seriously damaged the rules-based multilateral trading system, and seriously undermined the stability of the global economic order.

Lin stressed that the vast majority of countries in the world that believe in fairness and justice will choose to stand on the right side of history, make choices that are in their own interests, and jointly oppose all forms of unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying. 

China stands ready to work with all parties to uphold true multilateralism, jointly safeguard the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core, and defend international fairness and justice, Lin said.

Global Times