Beijing - A report from the cabinet spokesman's office said China has kept its word throughout 11 rounds of talks.
Published: Mon 3 Jun 2019, 11:43 PM
Updated: Tue 4 Jun 2019, 2:03 AM
China issued a report on Sunday blaming the United States for the countries' trade dispute and said it won't back down on "major issues of principle", but offered no clarification about what additional steps it might take to up the ante.
The report from the cabinet spokesman's office said China has kept its word throughout 11 rounds of talks and will honour its commitments if a trade agreement is reached. It accused the US of backtracking three times over the course of the talks by introducing new tariffs and other conditions beyond what was agreed on. "But the more the US government is offered, the more it wants," it said, accusing America's negotiators of "resorting to intimidation and coercion".
"A country's sovereignty and dignity must be respected, and any agreement reached by the two sides must be based on equality and mutual benefit," the report said.
The report, delivered at a Sunday morning news conference, appears to be a bid to shore up China's arguments and justify its tougher position in the face of what looks to be a protracted dispute. Over recent days, China has been mobilising its representatives abroad to sell its position with foreign audiences
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