BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- China hopes Mexico will exercise caution and think twice before making any tariff adjustment, the country's commerce ministry said late Thursday.

A spokesperson with the ministry made the remarks when responding to media reports that Mexico is planning to increase import tariff rates on about 1,400 items from countries that have not signed free trade agreements with it, including China.

China will closely monitor Mexico's tariff moves and carefully evaluate any final measures, said the spokesperson, noting that China and Mexico are each other's important economic and trade partners and China does not want to see such cooperation affected. Enditem