- China warns it is ready to pay "any cost" after Trump threatens to escalate trade skirmish
- Trump suggests a further $100bn of tariffs on Chinese goods
- Trump: new measures would counter Beijing's "unfair retaliation"
- Markets slip back on fears of trade war
- FTSE 100 opens down 0.3pc; US stocks futures sink
- China stands ready to work with the world to protect intellectual property rights
- It is a golden age for trade. What are you waiting for?
- World economy slows abruptly as credit squeeze builds
China has warned that it is ready to pay “any cost” to protect itself in a full-blown trade war after Donald Trump threatened to slap a further $100bn of tariffs on Chinese goods.
The US President...