2025年4月10日，驻澳大利亚大使肖千在澳主流媒体《悉尼晨锋报》评论版发表题为《坚决制止贸易战把世界拖入深渊》的署名文章，严厉驳斥美方打着“对等”的幌子，对包括中国在内的多国输美产品加征关税行为，强调中方已发布《中国政府关于反对美国滥施关税的立场》，决定对原产于美国的所有进口商品加征关税，坚决维护自身正当权益。文章指出，贸易战没有赢家，保护主义没有出路。多边主义是解决世界面临困难挑战的必然选择，经济全球化是不可逆转的历史大势。中方愿同澳方以及国际社会一道，共同应对世界之变，坚定捍卫国际公平正义，维护多边贸易体制和开放合作的国际环境。全文如下：

最近，美国不顾国际社会普遍反对，公然宣布对所有贸易伙伴征收“对等关税”，严重损害包括中国、澳大利亚在内的各方正当权益。在特朗普政府公布的关税清单中，美国将对赫德岛和麦克唐纳群岛（澳海外领地）等人迹罕至的亚南极小岛征收10%的“对等关税”，连企鹅都不放过。对于美国的这种单边霸凌做法，世界绝大多数国家都已经表达了严重不满和明确反对。中方已发布《中国政府关于反对美国滥施关税的立场》，决定对原产于美国的所有进口商品加征关税，坚决维护自身正当权益。

贸易战没有赢家，保护主义没有出路。在全球化时代，世界各国利益紧密相连，牵一发而动全身，没有哪个国家能用“损人”的招数达到“利己”的意图。美方声称自己在国际贸易中吃了亏，以所谓“对等”为由提高对所有贸易伙伴的关税，这种做法罔顾多年来多边贸易谈判达成的利益平衡结果，也无视美方长期从国际贸易中大量获利的事实，实际上是将一己私利凌驾于多边规则之上，严重破坏自由贸易和公平竞争，严重冲击现行国际经贸秩序和全球产业分工。历史和事实反复证明，贸易保护主义做法损人不利己，并导致国际局势紧张和全球利益受损。关税战解决不了美国自身问题，也无法让美国再次伟大，只会如同回旋镖一样，令美国经济和自身利益受损。今年2月以来，美国股市暴跌，经济出现滞涨迹象。美国前财长萨默斯表示，美经济陷入衰退的可能接近50%。中方敦促美方立即取消单边关税措施，与贸易伙伴通过平等对话妥善解决分歧。

多边主义是解决世界面临困难挑战的必然选择。当今国际体系受到单边主义、强权政治严重冲击。面对美国任意将经贸问题政治化、武器化的无底线行径，一味示弱妥协，只会让美国更加肆意地破坏国际秩序和国际规则，将本已走上稳定复苏正轨的世界经济拖入泥潭和深渊。唯有加强团结协作，共同抵制反对，才能阻止美国收割全世界的霸道霸凌行径。包括中、澳在内的国际社会应坚定向单边主义和保护主义说不，携手捍卫多边贸易体系，维护公平自由的贸易环境，推动经济全球化朝着更加开放、包容、普惠、均衡的方向发展。

经济全球化是不可逆转的历史大势。中澳长期互利共赢的合作进程有力证明，自由贸易和国际合作能让各国获益，为全球发展助力。作为负责任大国，中国不搞贸易壁垒，不搞保护主义、单边主义。我们始终奉行合作共赢理念，坚持扩大同各国利益的汇合点，以自身高质量发展和高水平开放为世界经济注入稳定性和正能量。作为开放型经济体，澳大利亚同样在经济全球化和自由化贸易中受益。

面对新的形势，中方愿同澳方以及国际社会一道，共同应对世界之变，坚定捍卫国际公平正义，维护多边贸易体制，维护全球产业链供应链稳定，维护开放合作的国际环境。同时，中方也愿同澳方坚定落实两国领导人达成的战略共识，把握合作机遇，拓展互利共赢合作，推动中澳关系实现更大发展，造福两国和两国人民。

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Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian Publishes an Article on an Australian Masthead to Elaborate China’s Solemn Position on US’s Imposition of “Reciprocal Tariffs” on Imports from China 

On April 10, 2025, Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian published an article entitled "There is no winner in a tariff war and protectionism benefits no one" in the opinion section of the Sydney Morning Herald, elaborating China’s solemn position on the US’s imposition of “reciprocal tariffs” on imports from China and countries around the world, emphasizing that China has released the Chinese Government’s Position on Opposing U.S. Abuse of Tariffs and decided to impose additional tariffs on all products imported from the United States. China will firmly taken countermeasures to protect its legitimate rights and interests and will resolutely continue to do that. Ambassador Xiao also pointed out in the article that there is no winner in a trade war or tariff war and protectionism leads nowhere. Multilateralism is the inevitable choice for addressing the difficult challenges facing the world and economic globalization is the irreversible historical trend. China stands ready to join hands with Australia and the international community to jointly respond to the changes of the world, resolutely uphold international equity and justice, defend the multilateral trading system and maintain an open and cooperative international environment. The full text is as follows and can be accessed via https://www.smh.com.au/national/there-is-no-winner-in-a-tariff-war-and-protectionism-benefits-no-one-20250409-p5lqih.html：

Recently, the United States, disregarding widespread opposition of the international community, blatantly announced the imposition of the so-called “reciprocal tariffs” on all trading partners, including China and Australia, which severely undermines the legitimate rights and interests of all parties.

The tariff list released by the US government goes so far as to impose a 10 per cent “reciprocal tariff” on remote sub-Antarctic territories such as Australia’s Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Ironically, not even penguins are safe from the US’s trade tariffs.

A vast majority of countries have expressed strong dissatisfaction and clear opposition to the US’s unilateralism and hegemony. Beyond doubt, China has firmly taken countermeasures to protect its legitimate rights and interests and will resolutely continue to do that.

China released the Chinese Government’s Position on Opposing US Abuse of Tariffs and decided to impose additional tariffs on all products imported from the US.

First and foremost, there is no winner in a trade or tariff war and protectionism leads nowhere.

Against the backdrop of globalisation, countries around the world are closely intertwined by interests. Any unilateral measures would lead to far-reaching global repercussions and no country can stand to gain by harming others.

The US claims that it has suffered losses in international trade and is using so-called “reciprocity” to justify raising tariffs on all its trading partners. This approach disregards the balance of interests achieved through years of multilateral trade negotiations and ignores the fact that the US has long reaped substantial benefits from international trade.

In essence, this is a move to overweight its own interests from multilateral rules, undermine free trade and fair competition, and gravely disrupt the international economic and trade landscape, as well as global industrial supply chains.

History and facts have once and again proven that protectionism benefits no one and leads to tensions in the international situation and damage to global interests. A tariff war will not solve the US’s domestic problems, nor will it “make America great again”.

Eventually, it will boomerang back, hurting the US economy and its own interests. Since February, the US stock markets have plummeted and economic stagflation has emerged.

Former US Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers has even warned that the US faces a nearly 50 per cent probability of slipping into recession.

China urges the US to immediately stop its unilateral tariff measures and resolve the differences with all trading partners through equal-footed consultation.

Secondly, multilateralism is the inevitable choice for addressing the difficult challenges facing the world.

Today’s international system has been seriously affected by unilateralism and power politics. In the face of the bottomless behaviour of the US, which has arbitrarily politicised and weaponised economic and trade issues, a weak compromise will only allow the US to sabotage the international order and rules even more wantonly, dragging the world economy, which has already embarked on the right track of a stable recovery, into a quagmire and an abyss.

The only way to stop the hegemonic and bullying behaviour of the US in harvesting the whole world is to strengthen solidarity and collaboration and to jointly resist.

The international community, including China and Australia, should firmly say no to unilateralism and protectionism, join hands to defend the multilateral trading system, safeguard a fair and free trading environment and promote the development of economic globalisation in the direction of greater openness, inclusiveness, universality and balance.

Thirdly, economic globalisation is an irreversible historical trend. The mutually beneficial and long-standing co-operation between China and Australia has clearly demonstrated that free trade and international co-operation bring tangible benefits to all countries and contribute to global development.

As a responsible major country, China does not engage in trade barriers, protectionism or unilateralism. Instead, we are long committed to achieving win-win co-operation, seeking greater common grounds with other countries, and injecting stability and positivity into the global economy through high-quality development and high-level opening-up.

As an open economy, Australia has also greatly benefited from globalisation and free trade.

Under the new circumstances, China stands ready to join hands with Australia and the international community to jointly respond to the changes of the world, resolutely uphold international equity and justice, defend the multilateral trading system, ensure the stability of global industrial and supply chains, and maintain an open and co-operative international environment.

In the meantime, China is also committed to working with Australia to implement the strategic consensus reached by the leaders of our two countries, seize opportunities of co-operation, expand mutually beneficial collaboration and promote greater development of China-Australia relations to deliver more benefits and fruits to both countries and peoples.

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