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Commerce Ministry spokesman Sun Jiwen told a regular briefing in
Beijing that China faced weak foreign demand and "intensifying
trade protectionism."
Sun's comments came as China faces threats from incoming U.S.
President Donald Trump to impose heavy import taxes on Chinese
goods entering the United States, China's largest trade partner.
The Commerce Ministry spokesman dismissed the U.S.-China
Economic and Security Review Commission's November 2016 Report
to Congress, which accused China of violating global trade
rules.
The report said: "China continues to violate the spirit and the
letter of its international obligations by pursuing import
substitution policies, imposing forced technology transfers,
engaging in cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, and
obstructing the free flow of information and commerce."
Sun insisted China had strictly adhered to World Trade
Organization rules.
"The report's understanding of problems in China-U.S. trade and
investment, and the reasons behind it, are different from
China's. China can't accept it," Sun said.
"We hope for equal dialogues and cooperation to resolve
conflicts."
(Reporting by Yawen Chen and Michael Martina; Editing by Eric
Meijer)
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