A bilateral trade war unleashed by the US has not shaken China’s desire to work with other countries on major shipping issues, a top Beijing official said in Athens on Wednesday.
Port fees and tariffs imposed by the US recently constitute a “selective implementation of discriminatory measures”, said Fu Xuyin, vice minister at China’s ministry of transport.
“Port fees and tariffs … seriously disrupt the world economic and trade order and cause severe challenges to the shipping industry,” Fu added at an international conference co-organised by the International Chamber of Shipping and Greek authorities, including the Union of Greek Shipowners.
