The Chinese regime issued a response to additional U.S. tariffs that hit goods from China on Tuesday, saying it’s ready to fight any type of war that the United States wants.
President Donald Trump last month imposed a 1o percent duty on imports from China and increased that rate to 20 percent on March 4, citing the regime’s failure to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States.
Beijing responded with counter-tariffs on some U.S. agricultural goods and blacklisted dozens of U.S. companies, citing national security concerns and some companies’ involvement in arms sales to Taiwan.
Speaking to reporters in Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian described the U.S. tariffs as “intimidation” and “bullying,” and that “anyone using maximum pressure on China is picking the wrong guy and miscalculating.”…