US undermines its privileged status with 'America first'

Editor's note: The US has once again reneged on the consensus reached with China and unilaterally threatened that it will impose 10 percent tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods, an absurd move that once again exposes to the world that there are some in the US willing to ignore rules and break promises. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

The twists and turns China-US economic and trade consultations have encountered over the past year are all due to the US breaching consensuses and its failure to honor its promises. In previous China-US economic and trade talks, the rest of the world has had a clear impression of the US repeatedly changing its face.

As for the US' artificial escalation of trade frictions this time, China has said that if the US implements the threatened tariff measures, China will have to take necessary countermeasures to resolutely safeguard its core interests and the fundamental interests of its people, and all the consequences will be borne by the US side.