China’s CommerceMin: China will have to retaliate if US persists on current course

China’s Commerce Ministry is out with the latest statement on the US-China trade spat, with the key headlines noted below, courtesy Reuters.

Hopes US stops wrong tariff actions, finds a solution to problems through dialogue.

China will have to retaliate if US persists on the current course.

Despite delayed tariffs from US any new tariff measures will lead to escalation.