Hardline U.S. Trade Stance Won’t Work, China’s Commerce Ministry Says

The hardline U.S. stance on trade won’t resolve tensions with China, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Thursday, following a lengthy American hearing concerning proposed new tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods.

“The U.S.’s so-called hardline stance will not help solve the problems,” said Gao Feng, a spokesman for the ministry, at a regular press conference in Beijing. “Unilateralism and trade protectionism are unpopular and going against the trend.”