{
  "id": 329430,
  "title": "China expresses ‘serious concern’ over latest US trade restrictions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/china-expresses-serious-concern-over-latest-us-trade-restrictions-329430",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-07-31T06:36:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press - China",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-china",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/31/china-expresses-serious-concern-over-latest-us-trade-restrictions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China’s top trade official expressed serious concern over recent US trade restrictions during a call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday, according to state media. Beijing and Washington had been in a trade war last year, but tensions have resurfaced following the imposition of new tariffs on China and 59 other countries last week. Beijing accused the United States of attempting to suppress Chinese companies and warned against a trade war. The call was described as \"candid, in-depth and constructive\" by Xinhua, as negotiators discussed maintaining stable economic and trade ties and addressing mutual concerns. US officials stressed that they expected China to meet its commitments on rare earths and US agricultural products, and discussed implementing a mechanism to secure progress toward a more balanced, fair, and constructive US-China economic relationship.",
  "summary": "China’s top trade official told his counterparts from the United States on Thursday Beijing had “serious concern” over Washington’s latest trade restrictions, according to state media. China and the United States spent much of last year embroiled in an escalating trade war but reached a truce when US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart […]",
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        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "China expresses ‘serious concern’ over latest US trade restrictions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/china-expresses-serious-concern-over-latest-us-trade-restrictions",
        "published": "2026-07-31T06:36:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}