Watch: China's top diplomat Wang Yi speaks about country's foreign policy, US trade pressure
Wang Yi says China will "firmly counter" US trade pressure. Addressing a wide range of issues, he also called for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
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China's foreign minister Wang Yi held a press conference on Friday (Mar 7) on the sidelines of the country's biggest annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions.
He said Beijing would "firmly counter" US pressure after Donald Trump heaped tariffs on Chinese goods and torched off a trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Touting China's cooperation in the fight against the fentanyl epidemic in the US, Wang said Washington should not "repay kindness with resentment, let alone impose tariffs without reason".
"The abuse of fentanyl is an issue that the US has to solve itself."
Wang also called for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, warning "conflict has no winners, and peace has no losers".
"China welcomes and supports all efforts dedicated to peace," he added.
Addressing various questions from journalists in a wide-ranging press conference, Wang was bullish about US-China tech competition, saying that "where there is a blockade, there is a breakthrough, and where there is suppression, there is innovation".
