‘Do not even think about it’: Beijing refuses to give in to Trump’s latest threat on trade tariffs - SCMP

• Defiant China says the effect of increased tariffs would be ‘manageable and foreseeable’
• Beijing will not make concessions in trade talks.

The South China Washington Post has reported that Beijing will not make concessions in trade talks in response to Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, Chinese state media said in a commentary published a day after the US president announced increases in duties on Chinese goods.

“Things we think are advantageous for us, we will do it even without anyone asking.”

“Things that are unfavourable to us, no matter how you ask, we will not take any step back. Do not even think about it,” -  

People’s Daily reported on its WeChat account on Tuesday.