Wang Wentao

{{See also|China–United States trade war|Tariffs in the second Trump administration}}

{{See also|China–United States trade war|Tariffs in the second Trump administration}}

In early February 2025, the [[United States]] placed a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports to reduce [[Opioid epidemic in the United States|fentanyl flow]], blaming China for exporting precursor chemicals. Wang criticized the tariff, noting previous cooperation between the US and China on fentanyl control.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=China’s commerce minister raises concerns in letter to new US counterpart |url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3299404/chinese-commerce-minister-calls-dialogue-new-us-counterpart |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> In March 2025, he vowed to "fight to the finish" declaring that China won't be intimidated by US tariffs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-03-07 |title=‘Fight to the finish’: China vows to resist trade war, back more tech and innovation |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/fight-to-the-finish-china-vows-to-resist-trade-war-encourage-more-tech-and-innovation |access-date=2025-07-08 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> That same month, the Commerce Ministry started an anti-circumvention investigation into US [[fiber optic]] imports and imposed additional 15% tariffs on American farm products.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-04 |title=China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major US farm exports and adds trade limits |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-us-tariffs-farm-soy-trump-7442b02ac829347f0d4fc6ad0955d368 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

In early February 2025, the [[United States]] placed a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports to reduce [[Opioid epidemic in the United States|fentanyl flow]], blaming China for exporting precursor chemicals. Wang criticized the tariff, noting previous cooperation between the US and China on fentanyl control.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=China’s commerce minister raises concerns in letter to new US counterpart |url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3299404/chinese-commerce-minister-calls-dialogue-new-us-counterpart |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> In March 2025, he vowed to "fight to the finish" declaring that China won't be intimidated by US tariffs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-03-07 |title=‘Fight to the finish’: China vows to resist trade war, back more tech and innovation |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/fight-to-the-finish-china-vows-to-resist-trade-war-encourage-more-tech-and-innovation |access-date=2025-07-08 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> That same month, the Commerce Ministry started an anti-circumvention investigation into US [[fiber optic]] imports and imposed additional 15% tariffs on American farm products.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-04 |title=China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major US farm exports and adds trade limits |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-us-tariffs-farm-soy-trump-7442b02ac829347f0d4fc6ad0955d368 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

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