China Ready To Buy More Goods From India, Beijing's Envoy Says As US Tariffs Loom

Last Updated:April 02, 2025, 15:09 IST

Beijing's ambassador to New Delhi Xu Feihong said, "We are willing to work with the Indian side to strengthen practical cooperation in trade and other areas."

Amid uncertainty over tariffs, China said that the US should “return to the right track of dialogue and cooperation. (AP File Photo)

China said that it is ready to import more products from India and strengthen trade cooperation as US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day" tariffs are set to be announced today. Beijing’s ambassador to New Delhi Xu Feihong asked Indian enterprises to share “dividends of China’s development".

He told Chinese state-backed newspaper the Global Times in an interview, “We are willing to work with the Indian side to strengthen practical cooperation in trade and other areas, and to import more Indian products that are well-suited to the Chinese market."

“We also welcome more Indian enterprises to cross the Himalayas and seek opportunities for cooperation in China, sharing the dividends of China’s development," he said.

China hopes India will create a fair and transparent business climate for its companies, he said.

This comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu to mark the 75th anniversary of the start of their diplomatic ties.

Donald Trump’s Tariff Threats

Donald Trump is set to unveil new “Liberation Day" tariffs promising that they will stop America from being “ripped off" and will deliver a new “golden age" of US companies.

“Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again. And it’s happening, and it will happen rather quickly," he said in a joint address to US Congress in March.

Amid uncertainty over tariffs, China said that the US should “return to the right track of dialogue and cooperation at an early date but if war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end."

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