U.S. President Donald Trump (L) shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping at the end of a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. No U.S. President has been tougher on China than Donald Trump,

The biggest test of that goal could come from across the Pacific, where Trump is set to double tariffs on Chinese imports to 20%, starting Tuesday. The US president has said Beijing can avert the higher levies by doing more to stem the flow of drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the US.

In doubling down on tariffs targeting Canada, Mexico and China, US President Donald Trump cites a lack of progress on tackling fentanyl, but analysts

China is reportedly preparing countermeasures against fresh U.S. import tariffs that are set to take effect on March 4, with American agricultural exports likely to be targeted. “China is studying and formulating relevant countermeasures in response to the U.

China has American agricultural exports in its cross hairs as it prepares countermeasures against fresh U.S. import tariffs, China's state-backed Global Times reported, raising the stakes in an escalating trade war between the world's top two economies.

China is preparing to retaliate against U.S. President Donald Trumps latest tariff threat, according to the Global Times. The response is expected to include counter-tariffs and trade restrictions, specifically