China hits back at Trump tariff: 'Fentanyl is America's problem'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : "The Chinese side has carried out extensive anti-narcotics cooperation with the United States and achieved remarkable results."
59% : " Filing a lawsuit with the WTO could allow Beijing a win in messaging by standing up for the rules-based trading system long advocated by U.S. administrations of both parties.
52% : Chinese officials have also been encouraged by signs Trump could be seeking a more nuanced relationship with China since a conversation he had with Chinese leader Xi Jinping last month.
43% : That response stopped short of the immediate escalation that had marked China's trade showdown with Trump in his first term as president and repeated more measured language Beijing has used in recent weeks.
35% : For that reason, analysts have expected China to try to strike a deal early with Trump to soften the blow of trade action by the U.S. China has also been preparing for the long-expected Trump move on tariffs for months by deepening ties with allies, pushing for some self-reliance in key areas of technology and setting aside funds to prop up a vulnerable economy.
28% : Trump on Saturday ordered 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on goods from China, saying Beijing needed to stanch the flow of fentanyl, a deadly opioid, into the United States.
23% : The WTO's dispute settlement system has been effectively shut down since 2019 when Trump blocked appointments of judges to handle appeals.

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