Beijing accuses Washington of "Double standards" After imposing new duties on Chinese goods

I accused ChinaSunday United States B "Double standards" After President Donald Trump announced the imposition of additional customs duties on the goods of the second largest economy in the world.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Chinese Trade in a statement published online that the American decision "A clear example of double standards"

Trump announced on Friday that he would impose additional customs duties of 100% on China, also hinting at canceling a scheduled summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, against the backdrop of Beijing restricting the export of rare earths.

In the statement, Beijing accused the United States of Escalating economic measures against China since September.

The Ministry of Commerce said "These actions… harmed China’s interests and severely undermined the atmosphere of economic and trade talks between the two sides".

She added "Threatening high tariffs at every turn is not the right approach to dealing with China".