Q: We noted that the Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement to launch a trade and investment barriers investigation into Mexican restrictive measures relating to China, can we introduce the relevant situation?

A: China believes that under the current background of indiscriminate tariff imposition by the United States, all countries should jointly oppose all forms of unilateralism and protectionism, and must never sacrifice the interests of third parties because of the coercion of others. Once Mexico's unilateral tax increase comes to fruition, even within the WTO framework, it will harm the interests of relevant trading partners including China, seriously affect the certainty of Mexico's business environment and reduce the confidence of enterprises in investing in Mexico. China firmly opposes this.

In order to resolutely safeguard China's relevant industrial interests, the Ministry of Commerce decided to launch a trade and investment barrier investigation on restrictive measures such as Mexico's intention to raise import tariffs against China in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Foreign Trade Law and the Foreign Trade Barrier Survey Rules.

This investigation will adhere to the principle of fairness, fairness and openness, and welcomes the active participation of all stakeholders, including China's domestic industry and enterprises, which are affected by the Mexican measures.The Ministry of Commerce will make decisions based on the results of the investigation and will take the necessary measures according to the actual situation to resolutely safeguard its legitimate and legitimate rights and interests.