While China has indicated that it is willing to resolve differences with Washington through "equal-footed dialogue," it called out the U.S. for causing "multiple obstacles" to trade between the two countries.
In a white paper on its U.S.-China ties, Beijing detailed how President Donald Trump's tariffs would upend world trade, ramp up inflationary pressures in the U.S. and weaken the American industrial base instead of reshoring manufacturing.
China insisted that it has adhered to the 2020 trade agreement between the two nations, but the U.S. has hindered trade. "Limited U.S. production capacity hindered exports to China," it said, pointing to lower aircraft deliveries from Boeing (BA) and poor quality of U.S. wheat exported to China in 2020.
"Inadequate infrastructure has contributed to elevated transport costs," China claimed, noting how most U.S. ports in the Gulf of Mexico cannot accommodate very large crude carriers.
Beijing also called out the "limited competitiveness" of U.S. products. "U.S. soybeans are at a price disadvantage compared to South American soybeans; U.S. beef is significantly more expensive (roughly 50% higher than South American beef); U.S. rice can hardly compete with Southeast Asian rice in terms of quality, appearance, taste, and price."
"China does not deliberately pursue a trade surplus," it affirmed, saying it's rather "an inevitable result of the structural issues in the U.S. economy and a consequence of the comparative advantages and international division of labor between the two countries."
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