China will, as before, take "necessary........>

CHINA: China will, as before, take "necessary countermeasures" to counter the

U.S. acceleration and upgrading of tariff sanctions, the Ministry of Commerce

said Wednesday. 

--According to a statement on its website, the ministry said the U.S.

announcement that it will slap an additional 10% tariffs on $200 billion worth

of Chinese products was "completely unacceptable" and China felt "shocked".

--"Such irrational behaviour does not win any support," the ministry said;

- China called on other countries to work together to defend the free trade and

multilateral trade system, fighting against trade bullying, the ministry said; 

- The U.S. is hurting China, the entire world and itself, the Commerce Ministry

stressed.