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China, US are not engaged in consultation or negotiation on tariffs: FM spokesperson

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FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs, in Oakland, California, US, March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

There has been no phone conversation between the heads of state of China and the United States recently, and the two sides have not held consultations or negotiations on tariffs, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a regular press briefing when responding to a media query.

Guo said China’s position on the tariff war is abundantly clear. Tariff and trade wars have no winners.

“If a negotiated solution is truly what the US wants, it should stop threatening and blackmailing China, and seek dialogue based on equality, respect and mutual benefit,” he added.

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