China warns of ‘countermeasures’ after Trump's additional 50% tariff hike threat

Beijing: China on Tuesday warned it would take “resolute countermeasures” after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose an additional 50 per cent tariff on Chinese imports, escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. In a strongly worded statement, China’s Ministry of Commerce condemned the proposed US tariffs as “completely groundless” and described them as a “typical unilateral bullying practice.” The ministry said any countermeasures would be aimed at protecting China’s sovereignty, security, and development interests.

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