Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China's countermeasures against the U.S. fentanyl remain effective.

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The China-US trade talks have made positive progress, with both sides agreeing to significantly drop tariffs. The US side will cancel 91% of tariffs and suspend 24% of reciprocal tariffs; the Chinese side will cancel 91% of counter-tariffs and suspend 24% of counter-tariffs. The Chinese side pointed out that the US side's imposition of unreasonable tariffs, using fentanyl as an excuse, has led China to take countermeasures to protect its rights and has stated that the countermeasures are effective.

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[Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China’s countermeasures against U.S. fentanyl are still effective] Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian stated that during the economic and trade talks between China and the U.S. in Geneva, multiple positive Consensus were reached, agreeing to significantly drop the bilateral tariff levels. The U.S. side promised to eliminate 91% of tariffs and suspend the implementation of 24% reciprocal tariffs, while correspondingly, China also eliminated 91% of countermeasures tariffs and suspended the implementation of 24% countermeasures tariffs, with both sides retaining 10% of their tariffs. The U.S. unreasonably imposed two rounds of tariffs on China under the pretext of fentanyl, and China took countermeasures, including tariff and non-tariff measures, immediately to firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests; these countermeasures are still effective. (CCTV News)

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