Published: 16:38, April 19, 2025 | Updated: 17:37, April 19, 2025
China industry group opposes US steps targeting maritime, logistics, shipbuilding sectors
By Xinhua
In this July 30, 2024,  file photo, a vehicle transfers a container at the dry port of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park in Chongqing, China. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

A Chinese industrial association in the logistics sector on Saturday voiced strong opposition to the US restrictive measures following the Section 301 investigation into China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors.

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The US move will severely undermine the interests of logistics providers, ship and cargo owners, importers and exporters, and consumers in both countries, harming China-US economic and trade exchanges, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing said in a statement.

The move is likely to raise international logistics costs, undermine the stability of the global industrial and supply chains, and endanger global economic growth, the federation said.

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It urged its members, along with global peers in the logistics, purchasing and supply chain industries, to strengthen cooperation in a bid to safeguard the stability and smooth operation of the global industrial and supply chains in the face of the challenges posed by US trade protectionism.