China Threatens Countries Not to Cut Deals with Trump: 'Compromise Cannot Be Respected'

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce warned countries around the world that “appeasement cannot bring peace, and compromise cannot be respected” in an ominous message on Monday apparently intended to have a chilling effect on global enthusiasm for renegotiating trade deals with the United States.

The Commerce Ministry’s statement was published as a response to a journalist asking for comment on President Donald Trump’s economic policy changes this month in which he announced reciprocal tariffs on nearly every country that trades with America, including China. Countries with the most unbalanced trade with the United States received the highest tariff rates, reaching as high as 50 percent for Lesotho, the most affected country, and near-50-percent rates for nations such as Madagascar and Vietnam. On this scale, China was impo...
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