China hits back at US tariffs with vow to take case to the WTO

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed Beijing's efforts to control the illegal production of fentanyl, saying the country was "one of the world's strictest and most thorough enforcers of anti-narcotics policies".
51% : Along with the tariffs on Chinese imports, Trump also signed orders to impose a 25 per cent tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico.
44% : "We urge the US to correct its wrongful actions, safeguard the hard-won progress in bilateral anti-drug cooperation, and promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-US relations," the foreign ministry said.
40% : Zhang Zhiwei, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management, said the 10 per cent tariffs signed off by Trump were "not a big shock to China's economy".
25% : The tariffs on China are also well below the 60 per cent import duties Trump threatened to enact at various points on the presidential campaign trail last year.

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