July 11, 2018 / 4:55 AM / Updated 3 hours ago

China says plans by U.S. for additional tariffs completely unacceptable

Reuters Staff

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday the proposed U.S. tariffs on an extra $200 billion of Chinese goods is completely unacceptable, adding that Beijing will have to respond to the latest moves by Washington.

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen at a port in Shanghai, China July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

In a statement, the commerce ministry said the U.S. actions hurt America’s own interests, China and the rest of the world.

Reporting by Beijing Monitoring Desk; Editing by Shri Navaratnam