China has urged the United States and related companies to respect facts, follow international trade rules, and stop actions that harm China's interests, after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said, "China calls on the U.S. as well as companies concerned to respect facts and multilateral trade rules, abide by the principles of market economy and fair competition, correct the wrong approach as soon as possible and stop harming China's interests."

This comes after China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Tuesday announced sanctions against five US-based subsidiaries of South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co, in response to the US' Section 301 investigation and related measures targeting China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, Global Times reported. According to Order No. 6 of 2025 issued by the Ministry of Commerce's Bureau of Security and Control, this decision is made in compliance with China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law and its implementing provisions.