FM calls on EU, Britain to jointly uphold intl order

China making strong efforts to defend multilateral trading system, analysts say

Amid the United States' indiscriminate attacks on other countries through its arbitrary imposition of tariffs, China is working with nations that support and benefit from the multilateral trading system to find the largest possible common ground to address the threats and challenges posed by Washington, analysts said.

The latest such effort was made on Tuesday when Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the United Kingdom and the European Union to jointly safeguard the multilateral trading system during his phone conversations, respectively, with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger.

Wang told Lammy that the US has weaponized tariffs to launch indiscriminate attacks on other countries, openly violating World Trade Organization rules and undermining the legitimate rights and interests of nations around the world.