China hits back at Trump’s 100 per cent tariff call, says it doesn’t plot or join wars

After the US pressed the European Union to impose tariffs on Russian oil purchasers in a bid to pressure Moscow, Beijing on Saturday said that it neither plots nor participates in wars, in a clear message to Washington DC.

During a state visit to Slovenia, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that war cannot solve problems and sanctions only complicate them, international news agency Reuters reported.

China’s dig at the US came hours after President Donald Trump urged all Nato countries to stop buying oil from Russia and to impose sanctions of up to 100% on China, one of Moscow’s top oil purchasers.

Washington has already imposed heavy tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, while not targeting Beijing yet, which considers itself Moscow’s “all-weather” strategic ally.

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