China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday urged Washington to engage in discussions on trade. “What is needed now is not unilateral, additional tariffs but dialogue and consultation based on equality and mutual respect,

Uncertainty about when – or whether – the two will speak could reflect their different approach to the US-China relationship.

If China is angry at the United States for imposing an extra 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, it is doing a good job of hiding it.Both Canada and Mexico have vowed to retaliate and already Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his country "will not back down" as he announced a 25% levy on more than $100bn (£81bn) of American goods.

China unveiled multiple countermeasures on Tuesday, immediately after new U.S. tariffs on its imports took effect. This marks the latest development in an escalating trade dispute that began with President Donald Trump’s weekend announcement of broad tariffs targeting multiple trading partners.

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