At a routine press conference held today by the Ministry of Commerce, the spokesman said that the U.S.-China shipbuilding and other industry 301 investigation and restriction measures are typical unilateralism and protectionist practices, seriously damaging China's relevant industrial interests, and the Chinese side had to take countermeasures, in accordance with the law, to collect special port charges for U.S. ships.

He Yongqian, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, said that from August 27 to 29 local time, Li Chenggang's international trade negotiator and deputy minister went to the United States to discuss China-US economic and trade relations and implementation with the United States on the implementation of the consensus reached by the heads of state of China and the United States on China-US economic and trade relations and the implementation of China-US Economic and Trade Talks. Exchange and communicate with the United States on issues such as the U.S.'s 301 investigation and restrictions on shipbuilding and other industries in China.

Recently, China, in accordance with the consensus of the two heads of state and the consensus of the Sino-US economic and trade talks, has been actively consulting with the US side on 301 investigation restrictions, adhere to a constructive gesture, and put forward relevant cooperation suggestions.

The 301 investigation and restrictive measures against China's shipbuilding and other industries in the United States are typical unilateralism and protectionism practices, which seriously damage the interests of China's related industries, push up inflation in the United States, and damage the competitiveness and employment of American ports.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce noted in particular that the US measures have indeed affected the stability of the global supply chain and caused chaos in the global shipping industry, while China's countermeasures are passive defensive actions and are necessary to maintain a fair competitive environment for international shipping and shipbuilding markets.