China's retaliatory tariffs in response to US duties on Chinese goods are measured because Beijing wants to avoid a trade war even as it signals that it would protect its interests, analysts have said.
On Sunday, China announced extra tariffs of up to 25 per cent on 128 US products including pork, fruit, wine, nuts and scrap aluminium.
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