Pakistan, April 7 -- Recently, the United States, in disregard of widespread opposition at home and from international community, announced that it would impose so-called "reciprocal tariffs" ranging from 10% to 50% on all its trading partners. It severely infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of nations, severely violates World Trade Organization rules, severely harms the rules-based multilateral trading system, and severely disrupts the stability of the global economic order. The Chinese government strongly condemns and firmly opposes this.

The actions taken by the United States violate fundamental economic principles and market norms, disregard the balanced outcomes achieved through multilateral trade negotiations, and ig...