China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published a video titled ‘Never Kneel Down!’, Reaffirming its firm position against US pressures in trade war.
The China Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a video titled Tuesday “Never Kneel Down!“(” Never knelt ourselves “), in which he reaffirms the refusal to give in to the pressures arising from the trade war with the United States.
No published in the official account of the Wechat social network -similar to WhatsApp -Chinese diplomacy argues that giving in to what he describes as an American “hegemony” would not lead to resolution of tensions, but to its worsening.
The ministry accused the US of triggering a global “tariff storm” and criticized the fact that Washington had not concessions to China, such as the decreed by US President Donald Trump for the other countries.
“China does not kneel”
The authorities compared this dynamic to the “eye of a hurricane”, warning that the apparent calm is actually a “deadly trap” that precedes new turbulence.
“Historical registration shows that concessions do not guarantee a disagreement in commercial disputes and instead end up feeding the increase in pressure (…) Giving in to the aggressor is like drinking poison when thirsty. “
With a musical background of increasing intensity, the video states that “China does not kneel” and argues that “fighting for cooperation allows cooperation to exist while looking for it through concessions leads to its disappearance.”
The video also adds that an assertive attitude would allow the smaller countries to be heard, would have potential abuses of power and defend international principles.
The video also describes opponents to this position as “paper tigers” and points out that US trade represents less than one fifth of world trade, so Washington could be isolated if other countries adhere to China’s position.
China and the USA maintain mutual tariffs greater than 100%
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro that “being silent, giving in and retreating” will only make “the aggressor want to take more party,” referring to the United States.
During a meeting between BRICS Emerging Block Foreign Ministers, Wang said “the United States has greatly benefited from free trade, but are now using tariffs as a bargaining chip to demand exorbitant prices to other countries.”
Since the beginning of this month, China and the US have maintained mutual tariffs greater than 100%. Although US officials have claimed that negotiations with their Chinese counterparts are underway to reach a trade agreement, Beijing repeatedly denied it.
