While Beijing Vows To Battle Trump Tariffs, Japan and South Korea Seek To Head Off Such Confrontations With Washington 

China’s foreign ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, warns that China would fight ‘to the bitter end’ in ‘a tariff war, a trade war, or any other kind of war.’

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President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Washington has plunged into a tariff war with Beijing that puts America’s northeast Asian allies, Japan and South Korea, on Communist China’s side against President Trump’s effort to slash America’s total trade deficit, which last year hit nearly $1 trillion.

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