Beijing calls US tariff report ‘false narrative’ as named hub Mexico plans new China curbs4-MIN READ4-MIN0ListenPublished: 4:01am, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 4:45am, 21 Aug 2026China rejected a White House report on Thursday that accused its exporters of routing goods through Mexico and other countries to avoid US tariffs, hours after word emerged that Mexico was preparing to restrict Chinese products further.He Yadong, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce, told a regular press briefing in Beijing that the report “ignored facts and distorted reality by treating normal international trade and investment as fraud”.He called it a “typical exercise in unilateralism and protectionism” intended to “suppress and block Chinese products”, and accused Washington of “blaming external factors for its own economic problems”.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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THU · 2026-08-20 · 20:01 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0820-104337
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Beijing calls US tariff report ‘false narrative’ as named hub Mexico plans new China curbs
China has rejected a White House report accusing its exporters of circumventing US tariffs by routing goods through Mexico and other nations. Beijing's Ministry of Commerce spokesman, He Yadong, stated the report "ignored facts and distorted reality," calling it an act of "unilateralism and protectionism" aimed at blocking Chinese products and blaming external factors for US economic issues.
Igor PatrickSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-20 · 20:01 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China has rejected a White House report accusing its exporters of circumventing US tariffs by routing goods through Mexico and other nations. Beijing's Ministry of Commerce spokesman, He Yadong, stated the report "ignored facts and distorted reality," calling it an act of "unilateralism and protectionism" aimed at blocking Chinese products and blaming external factors for US economic issues. This response comes as Mexico reportedly prepares to implement further restrictions on Chinese products. The Chinese Ministry views the US report as a mischaracterization of legitimate international trade and investment.
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Washington is blaming external factors for its own economic problems.
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The report is a typical exercise in unilateralism and protectionism intended to suppress and block Chinese products.
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The White House report ignored facts and distorted reality by treating normal international trade and investment as fraud.
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China rejected a White House report accusing its exporters of routing goods through Mexico to avoid US tariffs.
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Mexico was preparing to restrict Chinese products further.
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