China said it was prepared to fight “any type of war” with the U.S., as President Donald Trump ratchets up economic and political pressure on the country.
“If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end,” the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. said in a post Wednesday on X, signaling an increasingly aggressive stance toward the U.S.
The remarks came as Trump’s additional 10% tariffs on imports from China took effect Tuesday, taking the cumulative tariffs imposed in just about a month to 20%.
“If the U.S. has other agenda in mind and if harming China’s interests is what the U.S. wants, we’re ready to fight till the end. We urge the U.S. to stop being domineering and return to the right track of dialogue and cooperation at an early date,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
