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"If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end," China's ministry of foreign affairs wrote in a statement on Tuesday, then shared by the Chinese US embassy on X.
With the messy diplomacy of Trump's America and his tariffs on China, how will President Xi Jinping navigate the tit-for-tat on trade? More importantly, is he preparing for something much more dangerous?
Nicole Johnston is our correspondent based in Beijing. She joins Niall Paterson to discuss.
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Editor: Philly Beaumont
(c) Sky News 2025: Are there signs that China is preparing for war?
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