China says prepared, won't hesitate to respond if Trump follows through on tariff threat

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Reuters BEIJING
Last Updated : Apr 06 2018 | 6:35 PM IST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it is fully prepared to respond after U.S. President Donald Trump instructed trade officials to consider imposing tariffs on another $100 billion worth of Chinese goods.

China will not hesitate to respond if the United States adds further tariffs, Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng told a media briefing in Beijing, describing the tariff row as a struggle between multilateralism and unilateralism.

Economic officials of both sides have not recently held any trade negotiations, which are impossible under current conditions, he said.

(Reporting by Tom Daly; Editing by Robert Birsel)

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