FM: Tariff threats are sure to fail

Wang Yi says Washington's actions won't eliminate its trade imbalance

The United States will not only fail to reach its goal but will also reap what it has sown, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday in response to Washington's latest threat to ratchet up trade tensions with Beijing.

The US "still cannot eliminate what it claims as its trade imbalance" if it reduces imports from China and raises them from other countries, Wang said at a news conference on the sidelines of the annual the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings in Singapore.