China warns US against ‘extortion’ as it considers talks over tariffs

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Us president Donald Trump and secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick with a chart detailing tariffs, at the White House in Washington, last month. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/New York Times Beijing is “evaluating” an offer from Washington to hold talks over US president Donald Trump’s 145 per cent tariffs, China’s ministry for commerce said on Friday, although it warned the US not to engage in “extortion and coercion”. Washington and Beijing have been locked in a cat-and-mouse game over tariffs, with both sides unwilling to be seen to back down or be first to come to the table to negotiate a trade...