Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comments during a daily briefing
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in rare comments on the trade tensions with Washington, said Beijing wants to work out an interim or 'phase one' trade pact, but is not afraid to retaliate when necessary
US-China trade war is going to give us a window of opportunity to expand our industry, says G V Prasad
This is the latest in a series of actions by the US government aimed at barring American companies from purchasing Huawei and ZTE equipment
Wang said that China's development and growth was an inevitable trend of history that no force could stop.
China's most obvious method of retaliation would be to stop buying American goods
Trump said he stands with both the people of Hong Kong and Chinese President Xi Jinping amid massive protests in Hong Kong
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow indexes treaded water on Thursday as mixed headlines on U.S.-China relations and a diplomatic row over the Hong Kong protests added to uncertainty over the timing of a "phase one" trade deal.
The Wall Street Journal also reported on Thursday that China had invited top U.S. trade negotiators for a new round of talks in Beijing, citing unnamed sources.
Investors who had sought the safety of government bonds, the yen and gold in early trade shifted back from those positions after China reportedly invited U.S. negotiators for talks.
The opinion pages set out some of the critical issues that policy-makers need to confront, says Kanika Datta
Vietnam has become one of the top destinations for suppliers looking to avoid US duties on Chinese products amid the trade war
The administration earlier this week said it had extended for another 90 days the full implementation of the sanctions as part of an effort to make a transition easier for Huawei's US partners
The duties under discussion for a potential rollback include the initial tariffs on some $250 billion in Chinese goods that President Donald Trump imposed last year, according to two people
Profits at Chinese companies grew 10% in the July-September period, beating the 2% growth rate analysts had predicted
While Ford is building the Mach-E in Mexico, CEO Jim Hackett said the company employs more workers in the US than its competitors
Dow Jones indexes hit fresh record highs, while the Nasdaq was near its all-time level
According to Prasad, the relevance of Indian pharma sector as a provider of affordable alternative to the world remains intact
The US Department of Agriculture said on Friday it will begin making a second round of 2019 trade aid payments to US farmers next week
Instead of seeking to coerce China into abandoning policies that both sides agree benefit its economy, the US should seek to emulate them