China's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yongqian Photo: Yin Yeping/GT

When asked to comment on a media question about US Court of International Trade's ruling earlier that the US tariffs on China and other countries are illegal and the court blocked the tariffs from going into effect, He Yongqian, a spokesperson of the Commerce Ministry, said on Thursday that "we have noticed that the court ruled that tariffs imposed over fentanyl issue and Trump administration's worldwide reciprocal tariffs are illegal and blocked them from going into effect. China has always maintained that there are no winners in a trade war and that protectionism has no way out."

Since the US introduced unilateral tariff measures, it has not only failed to solve any of its own problems, but also seriously disrupted the international economic and trade order, interfered with the production and operation of enterprises and the daily consumption of the people, and harmed others without benefiting itself, said He.

"It has also aroused many opposing voices within the US. China urges the US to face up to the rational voices of the international community and all domestic parties and completely abolish the wrong practice of unilaterally imposing tariffs," said the Commerce Ministry spokesperson.

Global Times