In its sharpest response yet to recent U.S. trade actions, China said on Monday it "firmly rejects" Washington’s new restrictions and urged the Trump administration to honor commitments made between the two leaders in past phone calls.

"China firmly rejects the recent U.S. restrictions and sanctions on China and will do what is necessary to protect its legitimate rights and interests," the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on X.

"Threatening high tariffs is not the right way to deal with China . The U.S. should correct its approach and act on the common understandings the two presidents reached in their phone calls," the statement added.

Tensions intensified last week after China said on Thursday that it would expand export controls on rare earths. Relations took another anxio

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