Chinese Ambassador Warns of ‘Trade War’ Over Trump Tariffs

China’s ambassador to the U.S. warned Donald Trump the Asian nation would return fire on tariffs the U.S. president announced.
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China’s ambassador to the U.S. warned Donald Trump the Asian nation would return fire on tariffs the U.S. president announced, saying the American middle class would pay the price.

“We don’t want a trade war,” Chinese ambassador Cui Tiankai said in a video posted to the embassy’s Facebook page. “But we are not afraid of it.”