China has raised representations with the United States regarding the latest Section 301 investigations during their ongoing trade talks in Paris, urging the US to immediately correct its wrongdoings, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.

China has noted that the US on Thursday launched Section 301 investigations against 60 economies, including China, under the pretext of "failure to prevent trade in products produced with forced labor", a spokesperson with the ministry said.

This marks another Section 301 investigation initiated by the US following its so-called overcapacity probe on March 11, the spokesperson added.

"We urge the US to immediately correct its wrongdoings, work in the same direction as China, adhere to the principles of mutual respect and equal consultation, and seek solutions through dialogue and consultation," the spokesperson said.

"We will closely monitor the progress of the US investigations and reserve the right to take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard our legitimate rights and interests," the spokesperson added.

Such actions are inherently unilateral, arbitrary and discriminatory—a typical act of protectionism. A WTO panel has long ruled that US Section 301 tariffs on China violate WTO rules, the spokesperson said.

The US abuse of the Section 301 investigation process once again places its domestic law above international rules, compounding its wrongdoing and severely undermining the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains, as well as disrupting the international economic and trade order, the spokesperson added.

The spokesperson noted that the US has previously fabricated facts and imposed a series of trade restrictions against China under the pretext of "forced labor". China has made clear its stern position on multiple occasions. China has always opposed forced labor.

As a founding member of the International Labour Organization, China has ratified 28 international labor conventions, established a comprehensive system of labor laws and regulations, and resolutely prevented and combated forced labor, the spokesperson said.

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The US, which still has not ratified the Forced Labour Convention of 1930 and refuses to be bound by international rules, has long manipulated the issue of "forced labor", the spokesperson said, adding that by launching Section 301 investigations against China and other economies, the US is attempting to erect trade barriers.