China does not want a trade war with the United States, but will have to fight with the world’s first economy if President Donald Trump continues to intensify commercial tensions, he said Wednesday the Ministry of Commerce her.

“There are no winners in a trade war,” the ministry said in a statement. “China does not want, but the government will never allow the legal rights and interests of the Chinese people to be affected or removed.”

The statement accompanied a white bible For the US-China trade links released by the State Council Intelligence Office, which works with the media on behalf of the government.

“The US is using duties as a weapon to exert extreme pressure and pursue self -interest. She It is a typical act of unilateral, protectionism and economic bullying, “Beijing said in the White Paper.

The document was issued after the huge 104% of Trump duties in Chinese products were entered into force, a step that Beijing described as blackmail and pledged to fight.

The Chinese government added that Increasing duties will not help with US trade surplus issues, But on the contrary, it will cause great volatility in financial markets, exacerbating inflationary pressure and undermining US industries. However, Beijing said he hopes the US to ‘meet in half’ and immediately lift unilateral commercial obstacles, while reiterating that is open to enhance dialogueto manage the difference and enhance cooperation.

China will take decisive and effective measures

At the same time, the representative of Chinese Foreign Ministry, Lynn Jian pledged that China will receive ‘Decisive and effective measures’ to ensure its rights and interests.

“The United States continues to abuse duties to push China, China strongly opposes it and will never accept this kind of bullying,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a press conference.

If the US really wants to solve the problem through dialogue and negotiations, they should adopt an attitude of equality, respect and mutual benefit, Lynn said.

Lin added that “if the US insists on fighting a duty war and a trade war, China will surely fight until the end.”