Beijing, May 3 -- China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday said that the country is currently evaluating the situation after the United States made multiple recent attempts to initiate dialogue over tariffs through various official channels, according to a report by Xinhua.

In a statement, a ministry spokesperson said that the tariff and trade wars were unilaterally initiated by the United States, and if it wants to negotiate, it must demonstrate sincerity by making preparations and taking concrete actions, such as correcting its erroneous practices and lifting the unilateral tariffs

Stating that China has noticed the US side constantly talking about adjustments to its tariff measures, the spokesperson said that "in any potential dialogue...