This photo shows a general view of a screen broadcast, which was recorded live on the screen broadcast by Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC), as shown outside a shopping mall in Beijing on March 5, 2025.
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China said it is ready to fight the United States as President Donald Trump increases economic and political pressure on the country.
“If war is what the United States wants, whether it is a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we are ready to fight until the end.” The U.S. Chinese Embassy said in an article on Wednesday on X, which shows that the position on the United States is becoming increasingly radical.
Later that day, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the US fentanyl-related explanation for imposing tariffs “Excuse of fragility.”
“If the United States has other agendas, if the damage to China is what the United States wants, we are ready to fight until the end. We urge the United States to stop dominance and return to the right track of dialogue and cooperation early on.”
The remarks come as Trump’s additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports took effect on Tuesday, which put cumulative tariffs of about a month to 20%.
In a swift retaliation, Beijing announced Tuesday that additional tariffs on certain U.S. goods will be as high as 15% starting on March 10 and a series of new export restrictions on designated U.S. entities.
China’s relations with the United States will surely see differences, but Beijing will not accept pressure or threats.
China’s retaliation measures include Increase the responsibility of certain U.S. energy imports and include two U.S. companies in a list of unreliable entities that may limit their ability to conduct business in Asian countries.
Therefore, according to estimates by Nomura’s chief Chinese economist Ting Lu, U.S. President Donald Trump’s average effective tax rate on Chinese goods will reach 33%, higher than 13%, before he starts his latest term in January.
China’s largest political conference this year opened in Beijing on Tuesday, with the government setting major economic targets for 2025 and continuing to roll out the economic blueprint for the year. The event is scheduled to end on March 11.
– Evelyn Cheng of CNBC contributed to the report.
