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China to Act ‘Forcefully’ on Trump's $200 Billion Tariff Threat

USTR asked to identify $200 billion in goods for 10% tariffs, China vows to respond.

By Jenny Leonard & Enda Curran | Updated on June 19, 2018

Trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies intensified, with China vowing to retaliate “forcefully” against President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese imports.

“If the U.S. loses its senses and publishes such a list, China will have to take comprehensive quantitative and qualitative measures,” according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce. It labeled the move “extreme pressure and blackmail,” and said it would retaliate with counter measures.

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