
This week, Beijing fired back at the US with a top official saying tariffs imposed on China were "extremely shameless".
It comes days after Donald Trump slapped 145% tariffs on all Chinese goods bound for the US, sending shockwaves through the world's financial markets.
Beijing responded to the inflammatory move by imposing its own 125% levies on American imports.
China's President Xi Jinping is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting the country as a source of "stability and certainty".
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