China urged Washington Tuesday to “immediately cancel” the potential sale of $2.2 billion in weapons to Taiwan, including battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles. The US State Department’s decision to greenlight the first big-ticket US military sale to the self-ruled democratic…
China vows to retaliate if US imposes new tariffs on imports (Thisday)
China has promised to retaliate if United States President Donald Trump goes ahead and slaps tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. Beijing “will have to take necessary counter-measures,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday. “The escalation…