China on Monday announced that it will raise the rate of additional tariffs imposed on some of the imported US products from June 1. China had earlier imposed additional tariffs on 60 billion dollars worth of US imports, the rates of additional tariffs on some of the products will now be increased to 25 percent, 20 percent, and 10 percent, according to a statement by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council.
国务院关税税则委员会发布公告，自2019年6月1日0时起，对已实施加征关税的600亿美元清单美国商品中的部分，提高加征关税税率，分别实施25%、20%或10%加征关税。
The decision came after the US move to increase tariffs on 200 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent as of May 10.
美国政府宣布，自2019年5月10日起，对从中国进口的2000亿美元清单商品加征的关税税率由10%提高到25%。
The measure taken by the United States escalated trade frictions and violated the consensuses reached by both sides to tackle trade disputes through consultations, the statement said. The US move damaged the interests of the two sides and did not meet universal expectation of the international community, it said.
美方上述措施导致中美经贸摩擦升级，违背中美双方通过磋商解决贸易分歧的共识，损害双方利益，不符合国际社会的普遍期待。
To defend multilateral trade mechanisms and safeguard its own rights and interests, China had to adjust its additional tariffs on some of the goods imported from the United States in response to the US act of unilateralism and trade protectionism, the statement noted.
为捍卫多边贸易体制，捍卫自身合法权益，中方不得不对原产于美国的部分进口商品调整加征关税措施。中方调整加征关税措施，是对美方单边主义、贸易保护主义的回应。
China hopes that the United States would return to the right track of bilateral economic and trade consultations, make joint efforts with China to meet each other halfway and strive to reach a mutually beneficial and win-win agreement on the basis of mutual respect.
中方希望，美方回到双边经贸磋商的正确轨道，和中方共同努力，相向而行，争取在相互尊重的基础上达成一个互利双赢的协议。
