China says the US has “severely violated” their trade truce and that it will take strong measures to defend its interests.
China’s Ministry of Commerce said Washington has “seriously undermined” the agreement reached during talks in Geneva last month, when both countries lowered tariffs on goods imported from each other.
The spokesperson added that US actions have also severely violated the consensus reached during a phone call in January between China’s leader Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump.
The comments come after Trump said on Friday that China had “totally violated its agreement with us”.