China strongly rejected on Tuesday the Trump administration's Monday threat to impose additional 50% tariffs on Chinese products, affirming its readiness to implement countermeasures if these duties are enforced.

In a statement carried by Xinhua News Agency, China's Commerce Ministry:

• Called the U.S. "reciprocal tariffs" "completely unfounded and a model of unilateral bullying"

• Asserted China's countermeasures "safeguard national sovereignty, security, and developmental interests while preserving normal international trade order" as legitimate actions

• Dismissed America's tariff escalation threat as "yet another mistake" that Beijing "will absolutely not accept"

• Warned it would "match U.S. actions to the end" if Washington persists in its "wrongful practices"

• Reiterated "there are no winners in trade wars and no exit from protectionism"

• Condemned U.S. "pressure and threats" as inappropriate approaches toward China

• Urged immediate U.S. action to:

  • "Correct its mistakes"

  • "Revoke all unilateral tariffs against China"

  • "Cease suppressing Chinese companies"

  • "Resolve differences through equal dialogue based on mutual respect"

Background:
This response follows President Trump's Monday night announcement to:

1. Impose new 50% tariffs (separate from last week's 34% duties)

2. Set an Eastern Time noon deadline for China to withdraw retaliatory measures

3. Potentially bring total Chinese tariffs to 104% - a commercially "exorbitant" rate

Additional context:
Trump signed a "historic" executive order last Wednesday establishing:

• "Reciprocal tariffs" on all trading partners

• A case-by-case application system where "not all nations face identical rates"