China has warned the United States: "If anyone brings us a trade war, we will fight to the end"

The Chinese government said on Tuesday that its ability and willingness to defend itself should not be underestimated and emphasized that, although it does not want a trade war, "it does not mean that it can not be underestimated. not afraid "and" he will fight until the end ".

"Unlike the United States, we maintain our composure, we want to continue working and we find ourselves halfway to signing a mutually beneficial agreement." Our attitude is constructive, but someone has underestimated our ability to defend ourselves and is trying to blur the public opinionGeng said in apparent reference to Trump's latest statements.

Mr. Geng criticized the "maximum pressure" exerted by the EEEU after the last tariff increase ordered by Trump last Friday and affecting Chinese goods for an amount of 200 000 million dollars.

"We advise the United States to listen to the reaction of the international communitylisten to the voices of the different sectors and calculate the "profits and losses" that their "unilateral actions" mean in order to "get back on track", that is, "to work with China and to be at a intermediate point "which facilitates agreement.

He added, "If anybody did that, it's the US After reaching several consensuses, it was the United States that increased its demands during the consultations." According to the spokesperson's account, China "still honors his word and showed his best will and good faith."

"China does not in any way want a trade war but is not afraid and if someone brings us a war, we will fight until the end."he said.

Asked that Trump's tariffs will affect the Asian economy, Geng said the Chinese business environment "has not stopped improving over the last 40 years."

According to Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, after returning from Washington to participate in the latest round of talks, the negotiations to settle the trade war, which seemed a few days ago still seem to be approaching the signing of a new law. an agreement, "have not collapsed" and will soon follow in the Chinese capital.

(With information from EFE)