China says will respond if U.S. implements new tariffs

Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A container is carried away from a cargo ship at Tianjin Port, in northern China February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the government would respond if the United States implements new tariffs, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's expected announcement of new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods. Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang, speaking at a daily news briefing in Beijing, added that any talks between the two countries should take place on an equal footing. (Reporting by Christian Shepherd; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Darren Schuettler)