China decries 'blackmailing,' pledges escalating response to U.S. tariffs

China is promising a range of responses to 10 percent U.S. tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods proposed by President Trump this week . Chinese state media reports quoted a Commerce Ministry spokesperson saying the U.S. was “imposing extreme pressure and blackmailing” China, “contrary to the consensus the two sides have reached through rounds of consultations....” “The trade war waged by the United States is against both the law of the market and the development trend of today's world...