China Refuses To Step Back, Says Trump’s 125% Tariffs “Against Whole World”

China is refusing to back down against the United States’ aggression even as US President Donald Trump increases levies on Chinese imports to a punishing 125 per cent. Beijing on Thursday warned that American tariffs go “against the whole world” and asked Washington to meet it “halfway” in a mounting trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

On Trump’s new taxes, Lin Jian, China’s foreign ministry spokesman, said US tariffs “seriously damage the rules-based multilateral trading system, and seriously impact the stability of the global economic order.”

“This is a blatant act that goes against the will of the world and goes against the whole world,” the Ministry added.

Commerce Ministry spokeswoman He Yongqian, meanwhile, urged the United States to meet it “halfway” to stop the escalating trade war, but he vowed to “fight to the end” if a compromise cannot be reached.

“The door to dialogue is open, but it must be based on mutual respect and conducted in an equal manner,” Yongqian said.