Days after Donald Trump announced an additional 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports and strict export controls on US-made critical software, a Chinese diplomat in India issued a stern message to Washington saying his country would respond in an appropriate manner if the US did not relent. The top Chinese official said on Wednesday that the US should "correct its mistakes", or China will be forced to take necessary steps to protect its rights.

Trump, last week, announced that in the event of China not taking any steps, the US will impose 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports over and above the tariffs that they are already paying. The fresh levies will come into effect on November 1. Trump had earlier announced 155 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods.

The move marked another step

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