China's Ministry of Commerce has described a White House report that accuses Chinese exporters of evading United States tariffs through third countries as a distortion of the truth.
Last week, the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy released "The Great Transshipment Scam: Rise, Scope, and Costs", accusing Chinese exporters of routing goods through third countries to evade US tariffs and identifying more than 40 economies as posing transshipment risks.
However, on Thursday, He Yadong, a spokesman for the commerce ministry said that the US report "disregards facts and distorts the truth.
"It labels normal international trade and investment a 'scam' and fabricates a false narrative about a so-called 'shadow transshipment network'."
Speaking at a news conference He described the report as a typical act of unilateralism and protectionism aimed at blocking Chinese products.
