China warns countries against striking trade deals with US at its expense

China said it will firmly oppose any party striking a trade deal at its expense. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images China on Monday accused Washington of abusing tariffs and warned countries against striking a broader economic deal with the United States at its expense. The warning ratchets up Beijing's rhetoric in a spiralling trade war between the world's two biggest economies. Beijing will firmly oppose any party striking a deal at China's expense and "will take countermeasures in a resolute and reciprocal manner," its Commerce Ministry said. The ministry was responding to a Bloomberg report that said the Trump administration is…