Trumps trade tariff threats: China calls for 'healthy and stable' trade relations

Trumps trade tariff threats: China calls for 'healthy and stable' trade relations

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
China's Foreign Ministry has been reacting to President Trump's policies.

On trade, Beijing says it is willing to “strengthen dialogue and communication” and wants to work towards “stable, healthy and sustainable development” of economic relations with the US.  

Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu has more from Beijing, China.

David Mahon, a Beijing-based political economist, says the realists within China’s government reject the “transactional” label given to Trump because of his murky business dealings in the past and view his leadership as “very unpredictable”.