China will 'resolutely counter' US pressure on fentanyl, says foreign minister

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday (March 7) warned that China will "resolutely counter" pressure from the United States on the fentanyl issue after Washington levied an additional 10% tariffs on Chinese imports this week.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00We hope to achieve a fair, long-term, restrictive, and accepted Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations

00:17that are mutually equivalent.

00:19If we choose to cooperate, we can achieve mutual benefits.

00:26If we continue to put pressure on each other, China will resist.

00:32China and the U.S. will continue to exist on this planet as the world's largest developing and developing countries.

00:42Therefore, peace must be achieved.

00:45The abuse of Fentanyl in the U.S. is a problem that the U.S. itself must face and solve.

00:52China has a humanitarian spirit and has provided various assistance to the U.S.

00:58The U.S. should not take advantage of this and should not impose tariffs without reason.

01:03This is not a responsible act.

01:07No country can imagine suppressing China and developing good relations with China at the same time.

01:16This kind of two-sided approach is not only disadvantageous to the stability of bilateral relations,

01:21but also cannot build mutual trust.

01:24Whether it is aerospace technology or chip manufacturing,

01:28the external pressure has never stopped.

01:34But where there is a blockade, there is a breakthrough.

01:38Where there is pressure, there is innovation.

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