Voice of America News reports: “Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday criticized the United States for imposing tariffs on Chinese imports and vowed to ‘resolutely retaliate’ if Washington continues to increase pressure on Beijing.

Speaking to local and foreign media outlets during the annual meeting of China’s parliament on Friday, Wang questioned the effectiveness of the U.S. government’s tariffs against China and called on Washington to avoid conflicts and confrontation.

‘The U.S. should think about what they have gotten out of all the trade wars and tariff wars that they have initiated all these years,’ Wang said, adding that the economic and trade relationship between the two countries should be ‘mutual and reciprocal.’

‘No country can fantasize about developing good relations with China while suppressing and containing it,’ he said, calling such behavior a ‘two-faced approach’ that will be detrimental to the stability of bilateral relations and attempts to build trust…”