China's response to the U.S. tariff abuse is entirely lawful and reasonable, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian at a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.
Lin made the statement in response to a query regarding a comment by White House press secretary, quoting U.S. President Donald Trump, who said that China needs to make a deal with the U.S., rather than the other way around.
"The current tariff war was initiated by the U.S., China has taken necessary countermeasures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests and international fairness and justice, which is completely reasonable and legal," Lin said.
"China's position has always been clear. Tariff and trade wars have no winner. China does not want to fight these wars but is not scared of them. If the U.S. truly wants to resolve the issue through dialogue and negotiation, it should quit the exertion of maximum pressure, stop intimidation and threats, and resolve issues through dialogue on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit," he said.
China's countermeasures against U.S. tariff bullying reasonable, lawful: spokesman
Police department in Mianyang City of southwest China's Sichuan Province has deployed robots to assist human officers with patrols, traffic management and law enforcement tasks.
The robot officers have been deployed on Mianyang's streets help manage traffic during rush hours, from 08:00 in the morning to 17:00 in the afternoon.
These humanoid robots, designed to interact with their surroundings with multi-model AI capabilities, work efficiently alongside human officers in maintaining smooth traffic flow.
"It's my first time to see a robot directing traffic, which is an impressive way to remind people of following traffic rules," said Xie Yun, a local resident.
The city's police department has also added robot dogs to their public safety toolkit. Police-released footage shows a robotic dog assisting SWAT teams in a training exercise, subduing a suspect by firing a non-lethal restraint net during a simulated school attack.
The robot dog's exceptional performance in the training was aided by four surround-view lenses it carried and a 360-degree panoramic camera on top of its head that is capable of capturing real-time surroundings scenes and transmitting the signals to the police monitoring system.
With the network, the robot dogs can conduct regular inspection and patrol on their own.
"Because the robot dogs are capable of assisting human police officers, conducting unobtrusive identity checks and autonomous patrol, and performing non-lethal restraint, we deploy them in business districts, by artificial lakes and in sci-tech parks to carry out policing duties such as routine patrol," said Wang Jianhai, director of the Intelligence Command Center of the Science and Technology City New District Branch of the Mianyang Public Security Bureau.
Sichuan police deploy robot officers to assist in law enforcement
