In a shift toward a harder stance this month, China retaliated against U.S. tariffs with levies of 125% on imports of American goods.

China's ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, on Saturday urged peaceful coexistence between the two countries, warning that Beijing was ready to retaliate if necessary in the ongoing trade war.

Donald Trump said that both US and China are talking to each other to deal with the trade war between the two countries, highlighting that it was Beijing that has reached out ‘a number of times’

China's ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, has urged Washington to seek common ground with Beijing and pursue peaceful coexistence while warning that China stood ready to retaliate in the escalating trade war.