China warns US against ‘extortion’ as it considers talks over tariffs

If the US wants to talk, it should show its sincerity to do so, be prepared to correct its wrong practices and cancel unilateral tariffs,

the ministry said

Saying one thing and doing another, or even attempting coercion and blackmail under the guise of talks will not work,

the commerce ministry said

I am confident that the Chinese will want to reach a deal. And as I said, this is going to be a multi-step process. First, we need to de-escalate, and then ... we will start focusing on a larger trade deal,

Mr Bessent said in an interview with Fox Business Network this week

The US has recently taken the initiative on many occasions to convey information to China through relevant parties, saying it hopes to talk with China,

the statement said,

In any possible dialogue or talks, if the US side does not correct its wrong unilateral tariff measures, it just means the US side is completely insincere and will further damage the mutual trust between the two sides,

it added

Attempting to use talks as a pretext to engage in coercion and extortion would not work,

it said