China says will ‘fight to the end’ in US trade war

China said on Tuesday it was ready to “fight to the end” in a trade war with the United States after President Donald Trump said he would slap additional 100% tariffs on goods from the country.

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The move, revealed in a Friday social media post, was in response to Beijing's announcement last week of sweeping new export controls in the strategic field of rare earths — currently dominated by China.

Trump also announced in the post that Washington would impose export controls “on any and all critical software” from November 1.

“On the matter of tariff wars and trade wars, China's position remains consistent,” an unnamed commerce ministry spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.