SHANGHAI, May 19(SMM) - At a regular press briefing held by the Ministry of Commerce today, the media asked the comment of the Ministry of Commerce on the US Treasury Secretary Yellen's statement on Wednesday local time that she advocated the removal of some punitive tariffs on China. In this regard, the Ministry of Commerce spokesman Shu Jueting said that under the current high inflation situation, it is in the fundamental interests of American consumers and enterprises that the US lifts the additional tariff on China, which is beneficial to the US, to China and to the world.