Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday vowed to retaliate against fresh US import tariffs set to take effect later in the day.
This was as it reiterated its stance that the Trump administration was trying to shift the blame and bully Beijing over fentanyl flows.
The extra 10% duty US President Donald Trump threatened China with last week is expected to enter into force at 0501 GMT on Mar. 4, resulting in a cumulative 20% tariff in response to what the White House considers Chinese inaction over drug flows.
It was gathered that the tariff represents an additional hike to preexisting levies on thousands of Chinese goods.
The US has said that China supplies chemicals used in fentanyl production, an accusation China has denied.
It was reported on Monday that China had American agricultural and food products in its cross hairs, and would hit back with a series of both tariffs and non-tariff measures.
"China has repeatedly stated that the U.S.' unilateral tariffs violate World Trade Organization rules and undermine the multilateral trade system.
"Such measures will not solve the US problems but instead will harm China-US economic and trade cooperation and disrupt regular international trade," the Commerce Ministry said in a statement.
China, however, urged the US to immediately withdraw its unilateral tariff measures that are unreasonable and groundless, harmful to others.
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