Tariff exemption highlights China's hub role

China has called on the United States to decisively correct its mistake and fully abandon the erroneous approach of imposing "reciprocal tariffs", as experts said that the US government's decision to exempt major electronics from its sweeping tariff plan highlights China's crucial role as a world manufacturing hub for electronics and the US' heavy reliance on Asia's supply chains.

The comments came after US Customs and Border Protection announced late Friday that smartphones, computers, laptops, semiconductor devices, memory chips and flat panel displays are among exempted products.

On Sunday, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said: "We have noted that this marks the second adjustment the US has made to its policy since it postponed the imposition of high 'reciprocal tariffs' on certain trading partners on April 10. This can be seen as a small step toward correcting its erroneous unilateral practice of 'reciprocal tariffs'."