China says it will ‘fight to the end’ in tariffs dispute with US

A container ship sails off from a container terminal in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province (Chinatopix/AP)

China said it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports.

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