A Chinese commerce ministry spokesman urged on Thursday the U.S. to heed the rational appeals from both domestic and international stakeholders and completely lift all unilateral tariffs imposed on China.
Spokesman He Yadong commented during a regular press conference in Beijing after the U.S. suggested that trade tensions between the world's two largest economies could soon ease, with a "substantial" drop in tariffs on Chinese goods.
"The U.S. abuse of tariffs violates basic economic principles and market laws. Not only does it fail to address America's own problems, but it also severely disrupts the international trade order, hinders normal business operations, and negatively impacts consumers' daily lives, drawing strong backlash from both the international community and within the U.S. itself," said He.
He urged the U.S. to take the initiative in repairing trade ties.
"It takes the one who tied the bell to untie it. The unilateral imposition of tariffs was initiated by the U.S. If the U.S. truly seeks a resolution, it should listen to the rational voices from the international community and within its own borders, completely abolish all unilateral tariffs against China, and engage in equal dialogue to ultimately resolve the differences," the spokesman added.
US urged to scrap all unilateral tariffs against China: spokesman
China's Central Military Commission had recently decided to reorganize its current military academies and establish three new ones in order to adapt to the adjustment of the military branch structure and meet the needs for military talent cultivation, said Jiang Bin, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, on Thursday.
"We will reorganize and establish Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) University of Army Branches, PLA Information Support Force Engineering University, and PLA Joint Logistics Support Force Engineering University. The three are all higher education institutions that recruit ordinary high school graduates from society," said Jiang.
"Among them, the PLA University of Army Branches is formed from the PLA Army Academy of Armored Forces and the Army Academy of Artillery and Air Defense, with its main campus located in Hefei City of Anhui Province. The PLA Information Support Force Engineering University is formed from the Information and Communication College of the National University of Defense Technology, and the Communications NCO (non-commissioned officers) School of the Army Engineering University, with its main campus located in Wuhan City of Hubei Province. The PLA Joint Logistics Support Force Engineering University is formed from the Army Logistics Academy, the Army Military Transportation University and its affiliated Automobile NCO Academy, with its main campus located in Chongqing Municipality. Information about the majors and enrollment numbers for these newly established universities will be released in due course in conjunction with the annual enrollment plan," said Jiang.
China to restructure, establish three new military academies
