China ready for trade war as Trump tariffs loom
BEIJING: China warned the United States on Thursday that everyone would be harmed if President Donald Trump launches a trade war power maintained a robust trade surplus with the US.
up to formally introduce steel and aluminum tariffs as early as
end you will only hurt others and Yi said.
“China will certainly make an appropriate and necessary conference on the sidelines of the Communist Party’s annual parliamentary session.
would pose a systemic threat to the
US imports from China of steel and aluminum make up a small proportion of its total imports from
administration plans to issue a report on China’s intellectual property practices expected to of Chinese imports.
allow this to happen as it has for many
Trump also took to Twitter to say the US had asked China to “develop a plan for the year of a One Billion Dollar reduction in
The amount is a drop in the bucket when compared with the record racked up with China last year.
Trump’s tweets follow China’s trade tensions.
last week on the heels of a similar last month.
commitment to further talks on trade issues.
his visit — also throws cold water
advisors like arch China sceptic Peter DeathbyChina with the president’s ear.
search for a way out.
“The lessons of history show