China Says It Won't Give In to U.S. ‘Blackmail’ on Tariffs
- ‘If one party does not honor its words, talks cannot succeed’
- Trade envoy reacts to new levies on $200 billion of exports
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China fired back at President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation, saying it won’t yield to “blackmail.”
Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen said he’s baffled at how the U.S. administration appeared to put a trade war on hold after talks in May, only to slap tariffs on Chinese imports a few days later.