Beijing forcefully denounced today President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on billions of dollars in Chinese goods, accusing him of putting the two economies on course for a trade war.
"If a trade war were initiated by the US, China would fight to the end to defend its own legitimate interests with all necessary measures," China's embassy in Washington said in a statement.
"We urge the US to cease and desist," the embassy said, warning that by endangering China-US trade relations Washington will "eventually end up hurting itself.
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