China vows to ‘fight to the end’ against latest Trump tariff threat

Beijing accuses US of blackmail and adding a ‘mistake on top of a mistake’ as Wednesday deadline for latest levies looms

A monitor displays stock market information on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, April 4, 2025. Picture: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

China threatened to “resolutely take countermeasures to safeguard its own rights and interests”, in response to US president Donald Trump’s threat of an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports.

The Commerce Ministry statement, issued early on Tuesday, said the US‘s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’” on China is “completely groundless and is a typical unilateral bullying practice”.