问：如果中方于7月6日凌晨起对美输华商品加征关税，由于时差的原因，是否意味着中方将先于美方启动征税措施？你能否确认？
答：中国商务部新闻发言人已经明确强调，中方已经做好准备，只要美方出台所谓的加征关税清单，中方将综合使用各种必要措施，坚定捍卫自己的国家利益和人民利益。我想这一表态中的逻辑关系已经很清楚了。关于你提到的具体操作问题，建议你向主管部门询问。
Q: If China would impose the tariffs at 12 or 1 a.m. on July 6, that would mean that the Chinese tariffs come before the US ones, technically because of time differences between the two sides. Could you clarify it?
A: The Spokesperson of China’s Commerce Ministry has stressed explicitly that the Chinese side is well prepared and that as long as the United States releases the so-called proposed tariff list, we will take comprehensive and necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the interests of our country and people. I believe that the logic of this statement cannot be more clear-cut. As to the specifics mentioned by you, I may refer you to the competent authority.
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