China said it will retaliate if the United States takes further steps hindering trade The Trump administration proposes slapping 25 percent tariffs on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods BEIJING: China said on Wednesday it will retaliate if the United States takes further steps hindering trade, after a source said the Trump administration proposes slapping 25 percent tariffs on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a daily news briefing in Beijing that US pressure on trade won’t work, and that Beijing has always upheld using dialogue to resolve trade issues.