The yuan has been tracking the dollar, so any volatility begins at home in Washington
China's reform and steps to open up are in line with its development needs, and its doors to the outside world will open ever wider, State Councillor Wang Yi said
China was willing to take a "cooperative approach" to settling bilateral trade frictions
US national You Xiaorong allegedly stole technology for valuable BPA-free packaging jointly owned by several companies
The two economic superpowers have already imposed duties on more than $360 billion in two-way trade, which has weighed on their manufacturing sectors and shaken global financial markets
A trade delegation led by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin began high-level talks with Chinese counterparts on Thursday
The comments came as the third round of trade negotiations were set to resume in Beijing to avert more than doubling tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports
In December, US suspended for three months its plan to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports
Escalating tensions between the United States and China have cost both countries billions of dollars and roiled global financial markets
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were unlikely to meet by an early March deadline set by the two countries for reaching a deal
Late last year China and the United States agreed to take a 90-day hiatus in their trade war to negotiate an agreement
China's economy has slowed sharply and the impact has been felt in the US as well, and most forecasters expect US growth to slow this year
But if history is any guide, the wealthy are often the last to feel an economic downturn
The US wants China to stop requiring American firms that seek to do business in China to have a Chinese partner and to share their technology with that partner
The escalation comes at a crucial time: The president and Chinese officials are meeting this week
'This is a blatant breach of the United States' obligations under the WTO agreements and is posing a systemic challenge to the multilateral trading system,' China's representative said
The WTO's Dispute Settlement Body accepted Monday to launch the probe after China filed a second request for its case to be heard
Chinese officials generally view the US actions as a broad effort to thwart China's inevitable rise to a dominant position in the global economy
China's dispute alleges US tariffs violate WTO's most favoured nation provision because the measures fail to provide the same tariff treatment that the US offers to imports of all other WTO members
Trump has vowed to increase tariffs to 25% from 10% on $200 bn worth of Chinese imports on March 2 unless China takes steps to protect US intellectual property