Author Gordon Chang told Newsmax on Tuesday that in light of increased trade rhetoric between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump, “China will continue to try to intimidate” the president.

Last week, Trump announced his much-anticipated reciprocal tariffs on more than 180 countries designed to reset global trade and return manufacturing to the United States.

China responded immediately and added a 34% import tax on all U.S. goods coming into the country. China has called the U.S. efforts to balance global trade “black mail” and has said it will “fight to the end.” Chang said the subtext to Trump’s reciporal tariffs is “I’m not going to back down.”

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