China Defiant in First Official Response to Trump Tariff Threat: ‘Not Afraid of Trade War’
China has issued its first official response to President Trump’s threat of 100% tariffs, taking a defiant stance while calling for negotiations. The Commerce Ministry statement comes amid escalating tensions over rare earth exports and trade restrictions.
China has delivered its first official response to President Donald Trump’s threat of 100% tariffs with a defiant message that while Beijing prefers negotiation, it will not back down from a potential trade war escalation. The carefully worded statement from China’s Commerce Ministry represents the latest volley in an escalating economic confrontation that threatens to derail diplomatic progress between the world’s two largest economies.
