China’s Ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, took a bold stance against escalating trade tensions this weekend, declaring that Beijing opposes “tariff war or trade war of any form.” Speaking at a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Culture Open Day, he emphasized that China will “take resolute countermeasures” against punitive trade actions—a message targeting recent U.S. policy debates. 💥
Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Trade Wars
Xie drew parallels between TCM principles and global economic challenges, citing an old Chinese proverb: “The greatest physicians save a country.” Just as TCM treats root causes over symptoms, he urged nations to address globalization’s “lack of momentum” instead of “fighting over existing turf.” 🔍 “Making the pie bigger,” he argued, is smarter than weaponizing tariffs—a move that risks “clogging the flow of international trade.”
China’s Economic Resilience in Focus
Despite global uncertainties, Xie highlighted China’s strong Q1 GDP growth (5.4%) and record-breaking trade figures, including $32 billion in new deals at the Hainan Free Trade Port conference. 🌟 With Belt and Road partners accounting for over 50% of China’s foreign trade, he framed the nation as “a major engine of global growth” and urged collaboration: “We’ll open doors, not close them.”
